66 research outputs found
A methodology for sizing backup fuel-cell/battery hybrid power systems
Hybridization of fuel cells and batteries combines the
advantages of both power sources. This paper proposes the use of
fuel-cell/battery hybrid power systems as backup power systems
and develops a methodology for sizing both fuel cell and battery
bank, according to a minimum lifecycle cost criterion, from any
defined hourly load profile and any defined backup time. For this
purpose, an existing power-system-sizing computer tool has been
used, but its initial capabilities have been extended. The developed
methodology allows decisions to be taken before any investment is
made. As a practical application, the methodology is used for the
sizing of a backup power system for a telecommunication system
Monte Carlo Analysis of the Dynamic Behavior of InAlAs/InGaAs Velocity Modulation Transistors: A Geometrical Optimization
The influence of the geometry on the dynamic behavior of InAlAs/InGaAs velocity modulation transistors is analyzed by means of a Monte Carlo simulator in order to optimize the performance of this new type of transistor. In velocity modulation transistors, based on the topology of a double-gate high electron mobility transistor, the source and drain electrodes are connected by two channels with different mobilities, and electrons are transferred between both of them by changing the gate voltages in differential mode. Consequently, the drain current is modulated while keeping the total carrier density constant, thus in principle avoiding capacitance charging/discharging delays. However, the low values taken by the transconductance, as well as the high capacitance between the two gates in differential-mode operation, lead to a deficient dynamic performance. This behavior can be geometrically optimized by increasing the mobility difference between the two channels, by increasing the channel width and, mainly, by reducing the gate length, with a higher immunity to short channel effects than the traditional architectures.ROOTHz (FP7-243845
Kink effect and noise performance in isolated-gate InAs/AlSb High Electron Mobility Transistors
Kink effect can spoil the otherwise excellent low-noise performance of InAs/AlSb HEMTs. It has its origin in the pile up of holes (generated by impact ionization) taking place mainly at the drain side of the buffer, which leads to a reduction of the gate-induced channel depletion and results in a drain current enhancement. Our results indicate that the generation of holes by impact ionization and their further recombination lead to fluctuations in the charge of the hole pile up, which provoke an important increase of the drain-current noise, even when the kink effect is hardly perceptible in the output characteristics.ROOTHz (FP7-243845
Monte Carlo study of kink effect in Isolated-Gate InAs/AlSb High Electron Mobility Transistors
A semiclassical 2D ensemble Monte Carlo simulator is used to perform a physical microscopic analysis of kink effect in InAs/AlSb High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMTs). Due to the small bandgap of InAs, these devices are very susceptible to suffer impact ionization processes, with the subsequent hole transport through the structure, both implicated in the kink effect. The results indicate that, for high enough VDS, holes generated by impact ionization tend to pile up in the buffer (at the gate-drain side) due to the valence-band energy barrier between the buffer and the channel. Due to this accumulation of positive charge the channel is further opened and ID increases, leading to the kink effect in the I-V characteristics and even to the device breakdown. The microscopic understanding of this phenomenon provides useful information for a design optimization of kink-effect-free InAs HEMTs.ROOTHz (FP7-243845
Monte Carlo model for the analysis and development of III-V Tunnel-FETs and Impact Ionization-MOSFETs
Impact-ionization metal-oxide-semiconductor FETs (I-MOSFETs) are in competition with tunnel FETs (TFETs) in order to achieve the best behaviour for low power logic circuits. Concretely, III-V I-MOSFETs are being explored as promising devices due to the proper reliability, since the impact ionization events happen away from the gate oxide, and the high cutoff frequency, due to high electron mobility. To facilitate the design process from the physical point of view, a Monte Carlo (MC) model which includes both impact ionization and band-to-band tunnel is presented. Two ungated InGaAs and InAlAs/InGaAs 100 nm PIN diodes have been simulated. In both devices, the tunnel processes are more frequent than impact ionizations, so that they are found to be appropriate for TFET structures and not for I-MOSFETs. According to our simulations, other narrow bandgap candidates for the III-V heterostructure, such as InAs or GaSb, and/or PININ structures must be considered for a correct I-MOSFET design
Monte Carlo Analysis of Impact Ionization in Isolated-Gate InAs/AlSb High Electron Mobility Transistors
We perform a physical analysis of the kink effect in InAs/AlSb high electron mobility transistors by means of a semiclassical 2D ensemble Monte Carlo simulator. Due to the small bandgap of InAs, InAs/AlSb high electron mobility transistors are very susceptible to suffer from impact ionization processes, with the subsequent hole transport through the structure, both implicated in the kink effect. When the drain-to-source voltage VDS is high enough for the onset of impact ionization, holes generated tend to pile up at the gate-drain side of the buffer. This occurs due to the valence-band energy barrier between the buffer and the channel. Because of this accumulation of positive charge, the channel is further opened and the drain current ID increases, leading to the kink effect in the I–V characteristics.ROOTHz (FP7-243845
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Analysis of Surface Charge Effects and Edge Fringing Capacitance in Planar GaAs and GaN Schottky Barrier Diodes
[EN]In this article, by means of a 2-D ensemble
Monte Carlo simulator, the Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs)
with realistic geometries based on GaAs and GaN
are studied as promising devices for increasing the
high-frequency performance- and power-handling capability
of frequency mixers and multipliers. The nonlinearity of
the capacitance–voltage (C–V) characteristic is the most
important parameter for optimizing the performance of
SBDs as frequencymultipliers. The small size of the diodes
used for ultrahigh-frequency applications makes the value
of its intrinsic capacitance to deviate from the ideal one due
to fringing effects. We have observed that the value of the
edge capacitancewell into reverse bias does not depend on
the applied voltage. We define an edge-effect parameter beta,
which, interestingly, is affected by the presence or absence
of surface charges at the semiconductor–dielectric interface,
sigma . Two physical models have been considered: a fixed
sigma related to a surface potential Vs constant surface-charge
model (CCM) and a self-consistent model in which the local
value of sigma is dynamically evaluated depending on the surrounding
electron density self-consistent surface-charge
model (SCCM). Using the CCM, we obtain that beta depends
on the depth of the depletion region Ws created by the
surface charges, nearly irrespectively of the epilayer doping
or semiconductor type. The more realistic SCCM indicates
that, at low frequencies, when the surface charges are able
to follow the variations of the applied voltage, the value of beta
approaches the one obtained without surface charges,while
the high-frequency value (the significant one) is smaller.Spanish MINECO and FEDER under Project TEC2017-83910-R and Junta
de Castilla y León and FEDER under Project SA254P18
Time-domain Monte Carlo simulation of GaN planar Gunn nanodiodes in resonant circuits
In this work we present a theoretical study based
on time-domain Monte Carlo (MC) simulations of GaN-based
Self-Switching Diodes (SSDs) oriented to the experimental
achievement and control of the sub-THz Gunn-oscillations
potentially provided by these devices. With this aim, an analysis
of the frequency performance of SSDs connected to a resonant
RLC parallel circuit, is reported here. V-shaped SSDs have been
found to be more efficient, in terms of the DC to AC conversion
efficiency η, than similar square-shape ones. Indeed, a value of η
of at least 0.80%, can be achieved with appropriate RLC
elements, even when considering heating effects. When the
influence of parasitic elements such as the crosstalk capacitance
Ctalk is evaluated, MC simulations have shown that the resonant
circuit must contain a capacitance C higher than Ctalk in order to
obtain experimentally useful values of η. This condition can be
reached by integrating a sufficiently high number N of parallel
SSDs in the fabricated devices. MC simulations have also shown
that when several diodes are fabricated in parallel the oscillations
of all the SSDs are not synchronized, but this problem is solved
by the attachment of a resonant RLC tank
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