SiGe heterostructures for FET applications

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Whall, TE [1 ]
Parker, EHC [1 ]
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[1] Univ Warwick, Dept Phys, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England
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10.1088/0022-3727/31/12/003
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The high room-temperature carrier mobilities which have recently been observed for both electrons and holes in Si/SiGe heterostructures and the possibility of further improvements offer the prospect of silicon-based field effect transistors (FETs) with performances matching those of bipolar transistors and ill-V modulation-doped FETs. In this article the electrical properties of this semiconductor system and the associated materials challenges are discussed, and some of the more important device applications are reviewed.
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