21st Century Nanoscience – A Handbook

12Single Electronics: Modeling and Simulation Techniques

B. S. Pês

IFPR

E. Oroski

UTFPR

J. G. Guimarães

UFSC

12.1   Introduction

12.2   Fundamental Concepts

Tunneling

Tunnel Junctions

Single-Electron Transistor

12.3   Simulation Methods

Master Equation of Single-Electron Tunneling

Monte Carlo Method

12.4   SET: A Revision of Proposed Models

Analytical Models for SET

Macromodels for SET

12.5   Conclusion

References

12.1 Introduction

In 1965, Gordon Moore enunciated that the miniaturization rate of electronic devices would double every 2 years. Since then, several efforts were made to keep the validity of the so-called Moore’s Law. However, at the end of 1990s, performance issues due to shrinking the characteristic dimension of transistors emerged. ...