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    Rectification performance of self-switching diode in various geometries using ATLAS simulator
    Characterization on a planar nano-device, known as self-switching diode (SSD) aimed for rectification application at high frequencies is reported. Simulation has been conducted on InGaAs-based SSD with 70 nm L-shaped channels using twodimensional (2D) ATLAS simulator. The current-voltage (I-V) characteristic of the device is found asymmetrical, similar to I-V behavior of a diode. The structure geometries of the channel are varied in term of channel length, channel width, and trenches width to observe the I-V behavior of the device. Furthermore, the curvature co-efficient of the SSD has been evaluated by extrapolating the simulated I-V graphs and the rectification performance of each configuration has been observed and concluded. The results obtained can assist the optimization in the design of the SSD to efficiently operate as microwave rectifier, especially in radio frequency harvesting application.
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    Rectification performance of self-switching diodes in silicon substrate using device simulator
    A planar nanodevice, known as the self-switching diode (SSD) has been demonstrated to rectify electromagnetic signals at microwave and terahertz frequencies. This diode has a non-linear current-voltage (I-V) characteristic due to the structure of the device which consists of asymmetric nanochannel. To further explore the properties of SSD rectifiers, in this work, silicon-based SSDs with different dielectric materials that filled up the trenches of the devices were simulated using ATLAS device simulator under the temperature range of 250 K-500 K. The results showed that the rectification performance of the SSDs was deteriorated with increasing temperature for all dielectric materials which might be due to the thermal-activated electronic transport behavior of the devices.
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