A New Time-Dependent Circuit Model for a Single Electron Box and its Application in Single Electron-Based Logic Gates

作者：Sharifi Mohammad Javd^*; Jamshidnezhad Kasra

来源：Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2013, 38(11): 3145-3151.

DOI：10.1007/s13369-012-0465-1

• Equivalent circuit model
• Single-electron box
• Orthodox theory
• Master equation
• Bit error rate

To investigate time-dependent behavior of single-electron devices (SEDs) and circuits when they are used along with the ordinary circuit elements, an equivalent circuit will be needed in order to be utilized in the circuit simulation software. In this paper, an equivalent circuit for single-electron box (SEB) in SPICE is presented for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. This model is based on the orthodox theory and solves the time-dependent master equation. By the use of the proposed model, the step response for an SEB is calculated. In addition, the time-dependent behavior and bit error rate (BER) of an inverter gate and a majority gate based on SEB are calculated as two applicable examples.

• 出版日期2013-11