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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume 89, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1063/1.2336744
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In this contribution, the radiation tolerance of single ZnO nanowire field-effect transistors (NW-FETs) fabricated with a self-assembled superlattice (SAS) gate insulator is investigated and compared with that of ZnO NW-FETs fabricated with a 60 nm SiO2 gate insulator. A total-radiation dose study was performed using 10 MeV protons at doses of 5.71 and 285 krad(Si). The threshold voltage (V-th) of the SAS-based ZnO NW-FETs is not shifted significantly following irradiation at these doses. In contrast, V-th parameters of the SiO2-based ZnO NW-FETs display average shifts of similar to-4.0 and similar to-10.9 V for 5.71 and 285 krad(Si) H+ irradiation, respectively. In addition, little change is observed in the subthreshold characteristics (off current, subthreshold slope) of the SAS-based ZnO NW-FETs following H+ irradiation. These results strongly argue that the bulk oxide trap density and interface trap density formed within the SAS and/or at the SAS-ZnO NW interface during H+ irradiation are significantly lower than those for the corresponding SiO2 gate dielectrics. The radiation-robust SAS-based ZnO NW-FETs are thus promising candidates for future space-based applications in electronics and flexible displays. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.
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