Design Considerations for CdTe Nanotetrapods as Electronic Devices

Multiple simulation techniques are used to study the feasibility of using CdTe nanotetrapods as circuit elements. Technology Computer-Aided Design tools are used to simulate the electrical behavior for both metal-semiconductor field-effect transistors and junction field-effect transistors. Our results show that by varying the doping concentrations and material composition, CdTe nanotetrapods have the potential to be useful circuit elements. Monte Carlo simulations provide insight into how control over inter-particle and particle-substrate interactions can lead to the directed assembly of ordered arrays of electrically gated nanotetrapods.