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Carbon-based nanomaterials such as graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are considered as promising candidates for various applications in electronics. This chapter provides a wide-range review of different devices and applications in this field, with a focus on high-frequency analog electronics as well as digital circuits. We start from the band structure of graphene as well as CNTs to explain why these materials may outperform conventional electronic materials in specific areas. Graphene-based field-effect transistors, hot electron transistors, and metal-insulator-graphene diodes are elaborated particularly for applications in high-frequency electronics. Graphene field-effect transistors on flexible substrates are also discussed, which could exploit the excellent mechanical properties of graphene. The scope is then expanded to digital circuits with CNTs. We describe CNT-based CMOS integrated circuits, including recent prototype microprocessors with high complexity. The purpose of this chapter is to provide readers with the basic concepts on carbon-based device physics, an understanding of typical characteristics of nanoelectronic devices, and an overview of the state of the art in the field.
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Wang, Z., Neumaier, D., Lemme, M.C. (2023). Carbon-Based Field-Effect Transistors. In: Rudan, M., Brunetti, R., Reggiani, S. (eds) Springer Handbook of Semiconductor Devices . Springer Handbooks. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79827-7_25
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