Molybdenum disulfide transistors with enlarged van der Waals gaps at their dielectric interface via oxygen accumulation

P Luo, C Liu, J Lin, X Duan, W Zhang, C Ma, Y Lv… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a potential alternative channel material to
silicon for future scaled transistors. Scaling down the gate dielectric and maintaining a high …

Computational perspective on recent advances in quantum electronics: from electron quantum optics to nanoelectronic devices and systems

J Weinbub, R Kosik - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Quantum electronics has significantly evolved over the last decades. Where initially the clear
focus was on light–matter interactions, nowadays approaches based on the electron's wave …

[HTML][HTML] Ab initio investigations in amorphous silicon dioxide: Proposing a multi-state defect model for electron and hole capture

C Wilhelmer, D Waldhoer, M Jech… - Microelectronics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Experiments as well as theoretical calculations indicate that point defects in the amorphous
SiO 2 layer of electronic devices as well as in optical fibers are responsible for numerous …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic modeling of Si (100) thermal oxidation: Oxidation mechanisms and realistic amorphous interface generation

L Cvitkovich, D Waldhör, AM El-Sayed, M Jech… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Silicon and its native oxide SiO 2 have been utilized in semiconductor technology since the
1950s and are still crucial for the development of novel device technologies today. Recent …

Experimental and theoretical study on air reaction wetting and brazing of Si3N4 ceramic by Ag-CuO filler metal: Performance and interfacial behavior

X Gui, M Zhang, P Xu, G Liu, Q Guo, X Zhang… - Journal of the European …, 2022 - Elsevier
Reactive air brazing of Si 3 N 4 ceramic was successfully achieved by using Ag-CuO filler
metal. The effects of CuO content on the wettability of Ag-CuO/Si 3 N 4 system and the shear …

Dangling bonds as possible contributors to charge noise in silicon and silicon–germanium quantum dot qubits

JB Varley, KG Ray, V Lordi - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023 - ACS Publications
Spin qubits based on Si and Si1–x Ge x quantum dot architectures exhibit among the best
coherence times of competing quantum computing technologies, yet they still suffer from …

Quantum chemistry treatment of silicon-hydrogen bond rupture by nonequilibrium carriers in semiconductor devices

M Jech, AM El-Sayed, S Tyaginov, D Waldhör… - Physical Review …, 2021 - APS
The interaction of charge carriers with hydrogen-related defects plays a key role in modern
semiconductor applications. Particularly in the field of micro-and nanoelectronics, where …

Applicability of Shockley–Read–Hall theory for interface states

B Ruch, M Jech, G Pobegen… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Shockley–Read–Hall (SRH) model has been successfully used for decades to describe
the dynamics of interface states. Interestingly, the SRH model neglects structural relaxation …

Pinhole Formation by Nucleation-Driven Phase Separation in TOPCon and POLO Solar Cells: Structural Dynamics and Optimization

A Diggs, Z Crawford, A Goga, Z Zhao… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
SiO x/poly-Si passivating carrier-selective contacts are one of the most promising concepts
for the next generation of high-efficiency silicon solar cells called TOPCon and POLO cells …

Electronically induced defect creation at semiconductor/oxide interface revealed by time-dependent density functional theory

YY Liu, Z Wei, S Meng, R Wang, X Jiang, R Huang… - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
Carrier induced defect creation at the semiconductor-oxide interface has been known as the
origin of electronic device degradation for a long time, but how exactly the interface lattice …