Plasma-Metal Junction:A Junction With Negative Turn-On Voltage

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Autori principali: Kommuguri, Sneha Latha, Pratihary, Smrutishree, Singh, Thangjam Rishikanta, Sinha, Suraj Kumar
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author Kommuguri, Sneha Latha
Pratihary, Smrutishree
Singh, Thangjam Rishikanta
Sinha, Suraj Kumar
author_facet Kommuguri, Sneha Latha
Pratihary, Smrutishree
Singh, Thangjam Rishikanta
Sinha, Suraj Kumar
contents Unlike junctions in solid-state devices, a plasma-metal junction (pm-junction) is a junction of classical and quantum electrons. The plasma electrons are Maxwellain in nature, while metal electrons obey the Fermi-Dirac distribution. In this experiment, the current-voltage characteristics of solid-state devices that form homo or hetero-junction are compared to the pm-junction. Observation shows that the turn-on voltage for pn-junction is 0.5V and decreases to 0.24V for metal-semiconductor junction. However, the pm-junction's turn-on voltage was lowered to a negative value of -7.0V. The devices with negative turn-on voltage are suitable for high-frequency operations. Further, observations show that the current-voltage characteristics of the pm-junction depend on the metal's work function, and the turn-on voltage remains unchanged. This result validates the applicability of the energy-band model for the pm-junction. We present a perspective metal-oxide-plasma (MOP), a gaseous electronic device, as an alternative to metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS), based on the new understanding developed.
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spellingShingle Plasma-Metal Junction:A Junction With Negative Turn-On Voltage
Kommuguri, Sneha Latha
Pratihary, Smrutishree
Singh, Thangjam Rishikanta
Sinha, Suraj Kumar
Plasma Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Unlike junctions in solid-state devices, a plasma-metal junction (pm-junction) is a junction of classical and quantum electrons. The plasma electrons are Maxwellain in nature, while metal electrons obey the Fermi-Dirac distribution. In this experiment, the current-voltage characteristics of solid-state devices that form homo or hetero-junction are compared to the pm-junction. Observation shows that the turn-on voltage for pn-junction is 0.5V and decreases to 0.24V for metal-semiconductor junction. However, the pm-junction's turn-on voltage was lowered to a negative value of -7.0V. The devices with negative turn-on voltage are suitable for high-frequency operations. Further, observations show that the current-voltage characteristics of the pm-junction depend on the metal's work function, and the turn-on voltage remains unchanged. This result validates the applicability of the energy-band model for the pm-junction. We present a perspective metal-oxide-plasma (MOP), a gaseous electronic device, as an alternative to metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS), based on the new understanding developed.
title Plasma-Metal Junction:A Junction With Negative Turn-On Voltage
topic Plasma Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.14306