Sensitivity enhancement of Si nanowire field effect transistor biosensors using single trap phenomena.

Trapping-detrapping processes in nanostructures are generally considered to be destabilizing factors. However, we discovered a positive role for a single trap in the registration and transformation of useful signal. We use switching kinetics of current fluctuations generated by a single trap in the dielectric of liquid-gated nanowire field effect transistors (FETs) as a basic principle for a novel highly sensitive approach to monitor the gate surface potential. An increase in Si nanowire FET sensitivity of 400% was demonstrated.

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