3-D computer simulation of single-electron charging in silicon nanocrystal floating gate flash memory devices
- 1 March 2001
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Electron Device Letters
- Vol. 22 (3) , 148-150
- https://doi.org/10.1109/55.910625
Abstract
The operation of a silicon nanocrystal quantum-dot based flash memory device is simulated numerically with emphasis on energy and charge quantization in the quantum-dot. The simulation involves the self-consistent solution of three-dimensional (3-D) Poisson and Schrodinger-like equations, with the Slater rule for determining the charging voltage. We also compute the capacitance-voltage characteristics of the device and derive the threshold voltage, V/sub T/, variation with single-electron charging as a function of design parameters.Keywords
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