Self-heating of ultra-scaled system-on-chips is becoming a severe challenge in the electronic industry, which demands a fast on-chip heat-spreading solution. Graphene is predicted to be a potential heat spreader due to its high thermal conductivity. However, low cross-plane thermal conductivity of graphene with metal is a serious concern.  This work, for the first time, proposes and demonstrates a unique orbital overlap engineering solution to enhance the phonon coupling of graphene with a hot spot source. 

Breakthrough Metal/Graphene Interface Phonon Engineering for Reliable Graphene Based-Heat Spreaders

We reveal, for the first time, a comprehensive physical insight into high-field electrical breakdown in two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) FETs. Electrical, optical, and electro-optic properties of 2D TMD FETs are extensively analyzed in the FETs operated in the non-destructive breakdown regime. Careful investigations reveal that hot carrier electroluminescence (EL) observed in the devices operated at the verge of breakdown can have two distinct origins.

Hot Carrier Dynamics and Electrical Breakdown Analysis in 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide FETs

In this work, for the first time, we report an electric-field coupled molecular dynamics to investigate the impact of electric-field and Joule’s heating at an atomic level in 2D-monolayer MoS2. The results indicate a breakdown vulnerability in zigzag direction at a lower electric-field than in armchair direction under similar conditions. Moreover, it is observed that a high-voltage ramp rate (dV/dt) and Joule’s heating enhance tensile-strain of Mo-S bonds which further lowers breakdown field of MoS2.

P71.TX -Electric Field Coupled Molecular Dynamic Insights into Anisotropic Reliability Issues of Monolayer MoS2 Based 2D FETs

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The IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium (IRPS) is the premiere conference for engineers and scientists to present new and original work in the area of microelectronics reliability. IRPS seeks to understand the reliability of semiconductor devices, integrated circuits, and microelectronic assemblies through an improved understanding of both the physics of failure as well as the application environment. 

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Breakthrough Metal/Graphene Interface Phonon Engineering for Reliable Graphene Based-Heat Spreaders

Hot Carrier Dynamics and Electrical Breakdown Analysis in 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide FETs

P71.TX -Electric Field Coupled Molecular Dynamic Insights into Anisotropic Reliability Issues of Monolayer MoS2 Based 2D FETs

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