A majority-logic nanodevice using a balanced pair of single-electron boxes

J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2002 Jun-Aug;2(3-4):333-42. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2002.108.

Abstract

This paper describes a majority-logic gate device that will be useful in developing single-electron integrated circuits. The gate device consists of two identical single-electron boxes combined to form a balanced pair. It accepts three inputs and produces a majority-logic output by using imbalances caused by the input signals; it produces a 1 output if two or three inputs are 1, and a 0 output if two or three inputs are 0. We combine these gate devices into two subsystems, a shift register and an adder, and demonstrate their operation by computer simulation. We also propose a method of fabricating the unit element of the gate device, a minute dot with four coupling arms. We demonstrate by experiments that it is possible to arrange these unit elements on a GaAs substrate, in a self-organizing manner, by means of a process technology that is based on selective-area metalorganic vapor-phase epitaxy.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Aluminum / chemistry
  • Arsenicals / chemical synthesis
  • Arsenicals / chemistry
  • Computer Simulation
  • Crystallization / methods*
  • Electric Capacitance
  • Electrochemistry / instrumentation
  • Electrochemistry / methods
  • Electronics / instrumentation*
  • Electrons
  • Equipment Design
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Gallium / chemistry
  • Miniaturization
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Nanotechnology / instrumentation*
  • Nanotechnology / methods
  • Semiconductors
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
  • Static Electricity

Substances

  • Arsenicals
  • gallium arsenide
  • Gallium
  • Aluminum