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from dataclasses import dataclass
import numpy as np
import scipy.constants as constants
from atomicunits import AtomicUnits
from simulation_types import BiasPointState, TransportBreakdown
@dataclass(frozen=True)
class TransportModelParameters:
temperature_k: float = 300.0
richardson_constant_a_per_m2_k2: float = 1.2e6
thermionic_prefactor_scale: float = 1.0
thermionic_top_prefactor_scale: float = 1.0
thermionic_bottom_prefactor_scale: float = 1.0
thermionic_barrier_offset_ev: float = 0.0
thermionic_top_barrier_offset_ev: float = 0.0
thermionic_bottom_barrier_offset_ev: float = 0.0
thermionic_top_barrier_floor_ev: float = 0.0
thermionic_bottom_barrier_floor_ev: float = 0.0
thermionic_top_schottky_scale: float = 1.0
thermionic_bottom_schottky_scale: float = 1.0
# Eq. 4' (polarization_barrier_coupling.md §3.1): Fermi-level pinning floor for
# the saturating-screening correction. ΔV_screen = ΔV_pin · tanh(ΔV_lin / ΔV_pin).
# Default 1.0 V matches the canonical metal/nitride pinning range (Casamento APL
# 120, 152901 (2022); Tsymbal-Kohlstedt 2006 review §III).
fermi_level_pinning_top_v: float = 1.0
fermi_level_pinning_bot_v: float = 1.0
# Tung barrier-inhomogeneity sigma [eV] for thermionic emission.
# A Gaussian distribution of barrier heights N(phi_bar, sigma^2) gives an
# effective TE rate J = J_homog * exp(sigma^2 / (2 (kT)^2)). Real metal/oxide
# interfaces have sigma_phi ~ 0.05-0.3 eV due to interface roughness, grain
# variation, and dipole inhomogeneity. Default 0.0 = off (recover homogeneous
# TE). Tung, Phys. Rev. B 45, 13509 (1992); Werner-Guettler, J. Appl. Phys.
# 69, 1522 (1991).
te_barrier_sigma_top_ev: float = 0.0
te_barrier_sigma_bot_ev: float = 0.0
tunneling_prefactor_scale: float = 1.0
poole_frenkel_mobility_m2_per_v_s: float = 1.0e-10
poole_frenkel_trap_density_m3: float = 5.0e23
poole_frenkel_prefactor_scale: float = 1.0
poole_frenkel_fe_prefactor_scale: float = 1.0
poole_frenkel_il_prefactor_scale: float = 1.0
poole_frenkel_trap_depth_ev: float | None = None
poole_frenkel_field_region: str = "fe"
trap_assisted_prefactor_a_per_m2: float = 5.0e8
sclc_mobility_m2_per_v_s: float = 5.0e-10
sclc_prefactor_scale: float = 1.0
background_conductance_a_per_m2_v: float = 0.0
barrier_sampling_points: int = 1500
class TransportEvaluator:
def __init__(
self,
diode,
potential,
parameters: TransportModelParameters | None = None,
enable_thermionic: bool = True,
enable_tunneling: bool = True,
enable_poole_frenkel: bool = True,
enable_trap_assisted_tunneling: bool = True,
enable_sclc: bool = True,
):
self.diode = diode
self.potential = potential
self.parameters = parameters or TransportModelParameters()
self.enable_thermionic = enable_thermionic
self.enable_tunneling = enable_tunneling
self.enable_poole_frenkel = enable_poole_frenkel
self.enable_trap_assisted_tunneling = enable_trap_assisted_tunneling
self.enable_sclc = enable_sclc
@property
def _thermal_voltage(self):
return constants.k * self.parameters.temperature_k / constants.e
def _field_to_v_per_m(self, field_au):
return AtomicUnits.atomic_units_to_Mv_per_cm(field_au) * 1e8
def _schottky_lowering_ev(self, field_v_per_m, epsilon_r):
"""Image-force (Schottky) barrier lowering. Eq. 15 of
polarization_barrier_coupling.md: Delta_phi_IF = sqrt(q E / (4 pi eps0 kappa_inf)).
Caller must pass kappa_infinity (optical permittivity), not kappa_static -
the carrier-induced image charge follows electronic-only dielectric
response (Mehta-Silverman-Jacobs 1973; Sze & Ng Ch. 3 sec 3.2.4).
"""
if field_v_per_m <= 0 or epsilon_r <= 0:
return 0.0
lowering_volts = np.sqrt(
constants.e * field_v_per_m / (4 * np.pi * constants.epsilon_0 * epsilon_r)
)
return float(lowering_volts)
def _poole_frenkel_lowering_ev(self, field_v_per_m, epsilon_r):
"""Poole-Frenkel barrier lowering. polarization_barrier_coupling.md sec 7
(PF row): Delta_phi_PF = sqrt(q^3 E_FE / (pi eps0 kappa_inf,FE)).
Two differences from the Schottky form:
(a) leading factor is pi, not 4 pi (Sze & Ng Ch. 3 Eq. 137);
(b) kappa is the optical permittivity of the bulk dielectric
(Mehta-Silverman-Jacobs 1973).
Magnitude only - the carrier always sees a lower barrier on the
side it is moving toward; sign-of-current is carried separately.
"""
if field_v_per_m <= 0 or epsilon_r <= 0:
return 0.0
lowering_volts = np.sqrt(
constants.e * field_v_per_m / (np.pi * constants.epsilon_0 * epsilon_r)
)
return float(lowering_volts)
def _polarization_dipole_shift_ev(self, sigma_pol_au, lambda_tf_au, kappa_inf_metal, delta_v_pin_v):
"""Tsymbal-Kohlstedt screening shift of the electron Schottky barrier,
with Fermi-level-pinning saturation (polarization_barrier_coupling.md Eq. 4').
Linear T-K shift (Eq. 4):
Delta_V_lin = - sigma_pol * lambda_TF / (eps0 * kappa_inf,metal) [V]
Saturating form (Eq. 4'), needed at AlScN-scale polarization where the linear
formula leaves its domain of validity (BTO/BFO: ~1-3 V, fine; AlScN: ~5+ V,
unphysical — see §3.1 of the contract):
Delta_V_screen = Delta_V_pin * tanh(Delta_V_lin / Delta_V_pin) [V]
Limits: Delta_V_screen -> Delta_V_lin for |Delta_V_lin| << Delta_V_pin
(BTO/BFO regime); Delta_V_screen -> ±Delta_V_pin for |Delta_V_lin| >>
Delta_V_pin (AlScN regime, Fermi-level pinned).
Per Eq. 5/6 the leading minus is uniform; asymmetry between top/bot interfaces
comes from sigma_pol,top = -P, sigma_pol,bot = +P (Eq. 1, 2). Numerically
Delta_phi_B [eV] = Delta_V_screen [V].
Inputs in atomic units (sigma in atomic charge density, lambda in Bohr).
kappa_inf_metal is the metal's *optical* permittivity ~1 (Drude tail).
delta_v_pin_v is the Fermi-level pinning floor [V]; ~1.0 V for nitride/metal.
"""
if kappa_inf_metal <= 0 or delta_v_pin_v <= 0:
return 0.0
sigma_si = AtomicUnits.convert_back_polarization(sigma_pol_au) / 1e2 # C/m^2
lambda_si = AtomicUnits.bohr_to_m(lambda_tf_au)
# Eq. 4 (linear): leading minus per Eq. 5/6 sign convention.
delta_v_lin_v = -sigma_si * lambda_si / (constants.epsilon_0 * kappa_inf_metal)
# Eq. 4' (saturating): tanh-cap at the pinning floor. Preserves sign of delta_v_lin.
delta_v_screen_v = delta_v_pin_v * float(np.tanh(delta_v_lin_v / delta_v_pin_v))
return delta_v_screen_v
def _bias_drive(self, voltage_v):
v_t = max(self._thermal_voltage, 1e-6)
return float(np.tanh(np.clip(voltage_v / (2 * v_t), -50.0, 50.0)))
def _voltage_sign(self, voltage_v):
if abs(voltage_v) < 1e-15:
return 0.0
return float(np.sign(voltage_v))
def _field_sign(self, field_au, fallback_voltage_v=0.0):
if abs(field_au) > 1e-18:
return float(np.sign(field_au))
return self._voltage_sign(fallback_voltage_v)
def _carrier_flux(self, carrier_density_au, fermi_energy_au, effective_mass_ratio):
density_m3 = AtomicUnits.convert_back_density(carrier_density_au)
fermi_energy_j = AtomicUnits.hartree_to_joule(fermi_energy_au)
mass_kg = max(effective_mass_ratio, 1e-6) * constants.m_e
fermi_velocity = np.sqrt(max(2 * fermi_energy_j / mass_kg, 0.0))
return 0.25 * constants.e * density_m3 * fermi_velocity
def _barriers_ev(self, state: BiasPointState):
# Image-force lowering uses |E| of the injection-side dielectric
# (Eq. 15: Delta_phi_IF magnitude is sign-independent of E).
top_field_v_per_m = abs(
self._field_to_v_per_m(state.il_field_au if self.diode.insulator_thickness != 0 else state.fe_field_au)
)
bottom_field_v_per_m = abs(self._field_to_v_per_m(state.fe_field_au))
top_affinity = self.diode.insulator_chi if self.diode.insulator_thickness != 0 else self.diode.fe_chi
top_base_barrier = AtomicUnits.hartree_to_ev(self.diode.top_work_fxn - top_affinity)
bottom_base_barrier = AtomicUnits.hartree_to_ev(self.diode.bottom_work_fxn - self.diode.fe_chi)
# Tsymbal-Kohlstedt polarization dipole shift (Eq. 5, Eq. 6). The
# leading minus is uniform; asymmetry comes from sigma_pol,top = -P
# (Eq. 1) vs sigma_pol,bot = +P (Eq. 2). Use the *metal*'s optical
# permittivity for the screening dielectric (electronic-only response,
# Mehta-Silverman-Jacobs 1973). For Ti/Al, kappa_inf,metal ~ 1 unless
# materials.py supplies a better Drude-tail value.
delta_phi_top_ev = self._polarization_dipole_shift_ev(
state.sigma_pol_top_au,
self.diode.top_screening_len,
self.diode.top_eps_inf,
self.parameters.fermi_level_pinning_top_v,
)
delta_phi_bot_ev = self._polarization_dipole_shift_ev(
state.sigma_pol_bot_au,
self.diode.bottom_screening_len,
self.diode.bottom_eps_inf,
self.parameters.fermi_level_pinning_bot_v,
)
# Image-force kappa is kappa_inf of the *injection-side dielectric*
# (Eq. 15): top inj. = IL (HfO_x); bottom inj. = FE (AlScN).
top_image_kappa = (
self.diode.insulator_eps_inf if self.diode.insulator_thickness != 0 else self.diode.fe_eps_inf
)
top_barrier = max(
top_base_barrier
+ delta_phi_top_ev
- self.parameters.thermionic_top_schottky_scale
* self._schottky_lowering_ev(top_field_v_per_m, top_image_kappa),
0.0,
)
bottom_barrier = max(
bottom_base_barrier
+ delta_phi_bot_ev
- self.parameters.thermionic_bottom_schottky_scale
* self._schottky_lowering_ev(bottom_field_v_per_m, self.diode.fe_eps_inf),
0.0,
)
return top_barrier, bottom_barrier
def _thermionic_current(self, state: BiasPointState):
if not self.enable_thermionic:
return 0.0, *self._barriers_ev(state)
top_barrier_ev, bottom_barrier_ev = self._barriers_ev(state)
top_offset_ev = (
self.parameters.thermionic_barrier_offset_ev + self.parameters.thermionic_top_barrier_offset_ev
)
bottom_offset_ev = (
self.parameters.thermionic_barrier_offset_ev + self.parameters.thermionic_bottom_barrier_offset_ev
)
top_barrier_ev = max(top_barrier_ev - top_offset_ev, self.parameters.thermionic_top_barrier_floor_ev, 0.0)
bottom_barrier_ev = max(
bottom_barrier_ev - bottom_offset_ev,
self.parameters.thermionic_bottom_barrier_floor_ev,
0.0,
)
temperature = self.parameters.temperature_k
k_t_ev = constants.k * temperature / constants.e
top_prefactor = (
self.parameters.thermionic_prefactor_scale
* self.parameters.thermionic_top_prefactor_scale
* self.parameters.richardson_constant_a_per_m2_k2
* self.diode.top_m_eff
* temperature**2
)
bottom_prefactor = (
self.parameters.thermionic_prefactor_scale
* self.parameters.thermionic_bottom_prefactor_scale
* self.parameters.richardson_constant_a_per_m2_k2
* self.diode.bottom_m_eff
* temperature**2
)
# Tung barrier-inhomogeneity enhancement (Tung 1992 PRB 45, 13509). A Gaussian
# distribution of barrier heights N(phi_bar, sigma^2) over the device area
# raises the integrated TE current by exp(sigma^2 / (2 (kT)^2)), which can be
# many orders of magnitude. We cap the exponent at 80 (~exp(80) ~ 5.5e34)
# to avoid floating-point overflow in unphysical fit excursions; sigma_phi
# values larger than ~kT*sqrt(160) ~ 0.32 eV at 300K should be treated with
# suspicion since they correspond to the high-end of the literature range.
sigma_top_ev = max(self.parameters.te_barrier_sigma_top_ev, 0.0)
sigma_bot_ev = max(self.parameters.te_barrier_sigma_bot_ev, 0.0)
kt_safe = max(k_t_ev, 1e-9)
top_inhom_log = min(0.5 * (sigma_top_ev / kt_safe) ** 2, 80.0)
bot_inhom_log = min(0.5 * (sigma_bot_ev / kt_safe) ** 2, 80.0)
top_injection = top_prefactor * np.exp(-top_barrier_ev / kt_safe + top_inhom_log)
bottom_injection = bottom_prefactor * np.exp(-bottom_barrier_ev / kt_safe + bot_inhom_log)
voltage_sign = self._voltage_sign(state.voltage_v)
if voltage_sign > 0:
current = top_injection
elif voltage_sign < 0:
current = -bottom_injection
else:
current = top_injection - bottom_injection
return float(current), top_barrier_ev, bottom_barrier_ev
def _wkb_transmission(self, x_au, barrier_ev, effective_mass):
barrier_ev = np.maximum(np.asarray(barrier_ev, dtype=float), 0.0)
if np.allclose(barrier_ev, 0.0):
return 1.0
x_m = AtomicUnits.bohr_to_m(np.asarray(x_au, dtype=float))
dx = np.diff(x_m)
if dx.size == 0:
return 1.0
barrier_mid_j = AtomicUnits.ev_to_joule(0.5 * (barrier_ev[:-1] + barrier_ev[1:]))
mass_mid = 0.5 * (effective_mass[:-1] + effective_mass[1:]) * constants.m_e
exponent_density = np.sqrt(2.0 * mass_mid * barrier_mid_j) / constants.hbar
exponent = 2.0 * np.sum(exponent_density * dx)
return float(np.exp(-np.clip(exponent, 0.0, 700.0)))
def _tunneling_profile(self, state: BiasPointState):
profile = self.potential.barrier_region_profile(
fe_polarization=state.polarization_au,
v_diff=state.voltage_au,
num_points=self.parameters.barrier_sampling_points,
)
barrier_ev = np.maximum(profile["total_potential_ev"], 0.0)
return profile, barrier_ev
def _tunneling_current(self, state: BiasPointState):
if not self.enable_tunneling:
return 0.0, 0.0
profile, barrier_ev = self._tunneling_profile(state)
transmission = self._wkb_transmission(
x_au=profile["x_au"],
barrier_ev=barrier_ev,
effective_mass=profile["effective_mass"],
)
flux_top = self._carrier_flux(self.diode.top_n0, self.diode.top_fermi_e, self.diode.top_m_eff)
flux_bottom = self._carrier_flux(
self.diode.bottom_n0, self.diode.bottom_fermi_e, self.diode.bottom_m_eff
)
# Direction follows the (signed) field across the FE: P-driven
# depolarizing field at V_app = 0 produces nonzero tunneling current
# of the correct sign (polarization_barrier_coupling.md Eq. 12).
# When E_FE -> 0 we fall back to V_app to break degeneracy.
bias_drive = self._field_sign(state.fe_field_au, fallback_voltage_v=state.voltage_v)
current = (
self.parameters.tunneling_prefactor_scale
* 0.5
* (flux_top + flux_bottom)
* transmission
* bias_drive
)
return float(current), transmission
def _poole_frenkel_component(self, state: BiasPointState, region: str):
# PF lives inside the bulk dielectric. polarization_barrier_coupling.md
# sec 7 (PF row): Delta_phi_PF = sqrt(q^3 E / (pi eps0 kappa_inf)).
# Note: pi (not 4 pi) in the denominator and kappa_inf (not kappa_static).
# Trap depth: insulator-side PF must use insulator.trap_depth (HfO_x ~ 1.0 eV
# / Al2O3 ~ 1.4 eV), not AlScN's fe_trap_depth (parameter audit punch #4, #8).
if region == "il":
field_au = state.il_field_au
kappa_inf = self.diode.insulator_eps_inf
region_scale = self.parameters.poole_frenkel_il_prefactor_scale
default_trap_depth_au = self.diode.insulator_trap_depth
else:
field_au = state.fe_field_au
kappa_inf = self.diode.fe_eps_inf
region_scale = self.parameters.poole_frenkel_fe_prefactor_scale
default_trap_depth_au = self.diode.fe_trap_depth
# Carry the *signed* E_FE through the math: even at V_app = 0 with P != 0
# there is a depolarizing field E_FE != 0 (Eq. 12) and PF must produce
# nonzero current. Magnitude only enters the Frenkel sqrt.
field_signed_v_per_m = self._field_to_v_per_m(field_au)
field_v_per_m = abs(field_signed_v_per_m)
trap_depth_ev = (
self.parameters.poole_frenkel_trap_depth_ev
if self.parameters.poole_frenkel_trap_depth_ev is not None
else AtomicUnits.hartree_to_ev(default_trap_depth_au)
)
lowering_ev = self._poole_frenkel_lowering_ev(field_v_per_m, kappa_inf)
activation_ev = max(trap_depth_ev - lowering_ev, 0.0)
thermal_ev = constants.k * self.parameters.temperature_k / constants.e
# J = q n mu E (drift) with field-dependent mobility e^{-phi_eff/kT}.
# E carries its own sign (Eq. 12), so the current sign tracks E - not V_app.
current = (
self.parameters.poole_frenkel_prefactor_scale
* region_scale
* constants.e
* self.parameters.poole_frenkel_trap_density_m3
* self.parameters.poole_frenkel_mobility_m2_per_v_s
* field_signed_v_per_m
* np.exp(-activation_ev / max(thermal_ev, 1e-9))
)
return float(current), field_au, field_v_per_m, kappa_inf, lowering_ev, activation_ev
def _poole_frenkel_current(self, state: BiasPointState):
if not self.enable_poole_frenkel:
return 0.0
region = self.parameters.poole_frenkel_field_region
if region == "both":
fe_current, *_ = self._poole_frenkel_component(state, "fe")
il_current, *_ = self._poole_frenkel_component(state, "il")
return float(fe_current + il_current)
current, *_ = self._poole_frenkel_component(state, region)
return float(current)
def _trap_assisted_tunneling_current(self, state: BiasPointState):
if not self.enable_trap_assisted_tunneling:
return 0.0, 0.0
profile, barrier_ev = self._tunneling_profile(state)
trap_depth_ev = AtomicUnits.hartree_to_ev(self.diode.fe_trap_depth)
reduced_barrier_ev = np.maximum(barrier_ev - trap_depth_ev, 0.0)
transmission = self._wkb_transmission(
x_au=profile["x_au"],
barrier_ev=reduced_barrier_ev,
effective_mass=profile["effective_mass"],
)
# Field enhancement uses |E| (Schottky-like sqrt scaling); but the
# current direction is set by the sign of E_FE, not V_app, so that
# depolarizing-field-driven leakage at V_app = 0 (P != 0) is non-zero.
field_signed_v_per_m = self._field_to_v_per_m(state.fe_field_au)
field_enhancement = 1.0 + abs(field_signed_v_per_m) / 1e8
direction = self._field_sign(state.fe_field_au, fallback_voltage_v=state.voltage_v)
current = self.parameters.trap_assisted_prefactor_a_per_m2 * transmission * field_enhancement
return float(current * direction), transmission
def _sclc_current(self, state: BiasPointState):
if not self.enable_sclc or self.diode.fe_thickness == 0:
return 0.0
thickness_m = AtomicUnits.bohr_to_m(self.diode.fe_thickness)
# Mott-Gurney scales with V^2 (magnitude); current direction tracks the
# sign of E_FE rather than V_app, so depolarizing-field leakage at zero
# bias produces nonzero SCLC of the correct sign (Eq. 12).
voltage_drop_v = abs(AtomicUnits.convert_back_volts(state.fe_field_au * self.diode.fe_thickness))
direction = self._field_sign(state.fe_field_au, fallback_voltage_v=state.voltage_v)
current = (
self.parameters.sclc_prefactor_scale
* 9.0
/ 8.0
* constants.epsilon_0
* self.diode.fe_k
* self.parameters.sclc_mobility_m2_per_v_s
* voltage_drop_v**2
/ max(thickness_m**3, 1e-30)
)
return float(direction * current)
def _background_leakage_current(self, state: BiasPointState):
conductance = self.parameters.background_conductance_a_per_m2_v
if conductance <= 0:
return 0.0, 0.0
internal_drop_v = AtomicUnits.convert_back_volts(
state.il_field_au * self.diode.insulator_thickness
+ state.fe_field_au * self.diode.fe_thickness
+ state.dl_field_au * self.diode.dl_thickness
)
current = conductance * internal_drop_v
return float(current), float(internal_drop_v)
def evaluate(self, state: BiasPointState):
thermionic_a_per_m2, top_barrier_ev, bottom_barrier_ev = self._thermionic_current(state)
tunneling_a_per_m2, tunneling_transmission = self._tunneling_current(state)
poole_frenkel_a_per_m2 = self._poole_frenkel_current(state)
tat_a_per_m2, trap_tunneling_transmission = self._trap_assisted_tunneling_current(state)
sclc_a_per_m2 = self._sclc_current(state)
background_leakage_a_per_m2, _ = self._background_leakage_current(state)
total_a_per_m2 = (
thermionic_a_per_m2
+ tunneling_a_per_m2
+ poole_frenkel_a_per_m2
+ tat_a_per_m2
+ sclc_a_per_m2
+ background_leakage_a_per_m2
)
return TransportBreakdown(
voltage_v=state.voltage_v,
temperature_k=self.parameters.temperature_k,
thermionic_a_per_m2=float(thermionic_a_per_m2),
tunneling_a_per_m2=float(tunneling_a_per_m2),
poole_frenkel_a_per_m2=float(poole_frenkel_a_per_m2),
trap_assisted_tunneling_a_per_m2=float(tat_a_per_m2),
sclc_a_per_m2=float(sclc_a_per_m2),
total_a_per_m2=float(total_a_per_m2),
tunneling_transmission=float(tunneling_transmission),
trap_tunneling_transmission=float(trap_tunneling_transmission),
top_barrier_ev=float(top_barrier_ev),
bottom_barrier_ev=float(bottom_barrier_ev),
background_leakage_a_per_m2=float(background_leakage_a_per_m2),
)
def audit_state(self, state: BiasPointState):
temperature = self.parameters.temperature_k
thermal_voltage_v = self._thermal_voltage
legacy_bias_drive = self._bias_drive(state.voltage_v)
voltage_sign = self._voltage_sign(state.voltage_v)
field_sign = self._field_sign(state.fe_field_au, state.voltage_v)
top_field_v_per_m = abs(
self._field_to_v_per_m(state.il_field_au if self.diode.insulator_thickness != 0 else state.fe_field_au)
)
bottom_field_v_per_m = abs(self._field_to_v_per_m(state.fe_field_au))
top_affinity_ev = AtomicUnits.hartree_to_ev(
self.diode.insulator_chi if self.diode.insulator_thickness != 0 else self.diode.fe_chi
)
fe_affinity_ev = AtomicUnits.hartree_to_ev(self.diode.fe_chi)
top_work_function_ev = AtomicUnits.hartree_to_ev(self.diode.top_work_fxn)
bottom_work_function_ev = AtomicUnits.hartree_to_ev(self.diode.bottom_work_fxn)
top_fermi_ev = AtomicUnits.hartree_to_ev(self.diode.top_fermi_e)
bottom_fermi_ev = AtomicUnits.hartree_to_ev(self.diode.bottom_fermi_e)
top_base_barrier_ev = top_work_function_ev - top_affinity_ev
bottom_base_barrier_ev = bottom_work_function_ev - fe_affinity_ev
# Image-force: kappa_inf of the injection-side dielectric (Eq. 15).
top_image_kappa = (
self.diode.insulator_eps_inf if self.diode.insulator_thickness != 0 else self.diode.fe_eps_inf
)
top_schottky_lowering_ev = self._schottky_lowering_ev(top_field_v_per_m, top_image_kappa)
bottom_schottky_lowering_ev = self._schottky_lowering_ev(bottom_field_v_per_m, self.diode.fe_eps_inf)
top_schottky_effective_ev = self.parameters.thermionic_top_schottky_scale * top_schottky_lowering_ev
bottom_schottky_effective_ev = (
self.parameters.thermionic_bottom_schottky_scale * bottom_schottky_lowering_ev
)
# Tsymbal-Kohlstedt polarization dipole shift (Eq. 5, Eq. 6) with Eq. 4' saturation.
delta_phi_top_ev = self._polarization_dipole_shift_ev(
state.sigma_pol_top_au,
self.diode.top_screening_len,
self.diode.top_eps_inf,
self.parameters.fermi_level_pinning_top_v,
)
delta_phi_bot_ev = self._polarization_dipole_shift_ev(
state.sigma_pol_bot_au,
self.diode.bottom_screening_len,
self.diode.bottom_eps_inf,
self.parameters.fermi_level_pinning_bot_v,
)
top_barrier_ev = max(
top_base_barrier_ev + delta_phi_top_ev - top_schottky_effective_ev, 0.0
)
bottom_barrier_ev = max(
bottom_base_barrier_ev + delta_phi_bot_ev - bottom_schottky_effective_ev, 0.0
)
top_offset_ev = (
self.parameters.thermionic_barrier_offset_ev + self.parameters.thermionic_top_barrier_offset_ev
)
bottom_offset_ev = (
self.parameters.thermionic_barrier_offset_ev + self.parameters.thermionic_bottom_barrier_offset_ev
)
top_barrier_effective_ev = max(top_barrier_ev - top_offset_ev, 0.0)
bottom_barrier_effective_ev = max(bottom_barrier_ev - bottom_offset_ev, 0.0)
top_barrier_effective_ev = max(top_barrier_effective_ev, self.parameters.thermionic_top_barrier_floor_ev)
bottom_barrier_effective_ev = max(
bottom_barrier_effective_ev, self.parameters.thermionic_bottom_barrier_floor_ev
)
k_t_ev = constants.k * temperature / constants.e
top_prefactor_a_per_m2 = (
self.parameters.thermionic_prefactor_scale
* self.parameters.thermionic_top_prefactor_scale
* self.parameters.richardson_constant_a_per_m2_k2
* self.diode.top_m_eff
* temperature**2
)
bottom_prefactor_a_per_m2 = (
self.parameters.thermionic_prefactor_scale
* self.parameters.thermionic_bottom_prefactor_scale
* self.parameters.richardson_constant_a_per_m2_k2
* self.diode.bottom_m_eff
* temperature**2
)
top_injection_a_per_m2 = top_prefactor_a_per_m2 * np.exp(-top_barrier_effective_ev / max(k_t_ev, 1e-9))
bottom_injection_a_per_m2 = bottom_prefactor_a_per_m2 * np.exp(
-bottom_barrier_effective_ev / max(k_t_ev, 1e-9)
)
if voltage_sign > 0:
thermionic_raw_a_per_m2 = top_injection_a_per_m2
elif voltage_sign < 0:
thermionic_raw_a_per_m2 = -bottom_injection_a_per_m2
else:
thermionic_raw_a_per_m2 = top_injection_a_per_m2 - bottom_injection_a_per_m2
thermionic_a_per_m2 = thermionic_raw_a_per_m2 if self.enable_thermionic else 0.0
profile, barrier_ev = self._tunneling_profile(state)
tunneling_transmission = self._wkb_transmission(
x_au=profile["x_au"],
barrier_ev=barrier_ev,
effective_mass=profile["effective_mass"],
)
flux_top_a_per_m2 = self._carrier_flux(self.diode.top_n0, self.diode.top_fermi_e, self.diode.top_m_eff)
flux_bottom_a_per_m2 = self._carrier_flux(
self.diode.bottom_n0, self.diode.bottom_fermi_e, self.diode.bottom_m_eff
)
# DT direction tracks signed E_FE (Eq. 12), not V_app (audit punch).
tunneling_raw_a_per_m2 = (
self.parameters.tunneling_prefactor_scale
* 0.5
* (flux_top_a_per_m2 + flux_bottom_a_per_m2)
* tunneling_transmission
* field_sign
)
tunneling_a_per_m2 = tunneling_raw_a_per_m2 if self.enable_tunneling else 0.0
trap_depth_ev = AtomicUnits.hartree_to_ev(self.diode.fe_trap_depth)
pf_region = self.parameters.poole_frenkel_field_region
(
pf_fe_raw_a_per_m2,
pf_fe_field_au,
pf_fe_field_v_per_m,
pf_fe_k,
pf_fe_lowering_ev,
pf_fe_activation_ev,
) = self._poole_frenkel_component(state, "fe")
(
pf_il_raw_a_per_m2,
pf_il_field_au,
pf_il_field_v_per_m,
pf_il_k,
pf_il_lowering_ev,
pf_il_activation_ev,
) = self._poole_frenkel_component(state, "il")
if pf_region == "both":
pf_field_au = pf_il_field_au
pf_k = pf_il_k
pf_field_v_per_m = pf_il_field_v_per_m
pf_lowering_ev = min(pf_fe_lowering_ev, pf_il_lowering_ev)
pf_activation_ev = min(pf_fe_activation_ev, pf_il_activation_ev)
poole_frenkel_raw_a_per_m2 = pf_fe_raw_a_per_m2 + pf_il_raw_a_per_m2
elif pf_region == "il":
pf_field_au = pf_il_field_au
pf_k = pf_il_k
pf_field_v_per_m = pf_il_field_v_per_m
pf_lowering_ev = pf_il_lowering_ev
pf_activation_ev = pf_il_activation_ev
poole_frenkel_raw_a_per_m2 = pf_il_raw_a_per_m2
else:
pf_field_au = pf_fe_field_au
pf_k = pf_fe_k
pf_field_v_per_m = pf_fe_field_v_per_m
pf_lowering_ev = pf_fe_lowering_ev
pf_activation_ev = pf_fe_activation_ev
poole_frenkel_raw_a_per_m2 = pf_fe_raw_a_per_m2
poole_frenkel_a_per_m2 = poole_frenkel_raw_a_per_m2 if self.enable_poole_frenkel else 0.0
reduced_barrier_ev = np.maximum(barrier_ev - trap_depth_ev, 0.0)
trap_tunneling_transmission = self._wkb_transmission(
x_au=profile["x_au"],
barrier_ev=reduced_barrier_ev,
effective_mass=profile["effective_mass"],
)
field_enhancement = 1.0 + pf_field_v_per_m / 1e8
# TAT direction tracks signed E_FE (Eq. 12), not V_app.
trap_assisted_tunneling_raw_a_per_m2 = (
self.parameters.trap_assisted_prefactor_a_per_m2
* trap_tunneling_transmission
* field_enhancement
* field_sign
)
trap_assisted_tunneling_a_per_m2 = (
trap_assisted_tunneling_raw_a_per_m2 if self.enable_trap_assisted_tunneling else 0.0
)
thickness_m = AtomicUnits.bohr_to_m(self.diode.fe_thickness)
voltage_drop_v = abs(AtomicUnits.convert_back_volts(state.fe_field_au * self.diode.fe_thickness))
# SCLC direction tracks signed E_FE (Eq. 12), not V_app.
sclc_raw_a_per_m2 = (
field_sign
* self.parameters.sclc_prefactor_scale
* 9.0
/ 8.0
* constants.epsilon_0
* self.diode.fe_k
* self.parameters.sclc_mobility_m2_per_v_s
* voltage_drop_v**2
/ max(thickness_m**3, 1e-30)
)
sclc_a_per_m2 = sclc_raw_a_per_m2 if self.enable_sclc else 0.0
background_raw_a_per_m2, background_internal_drop_v = self._background_leakage_current(state)
background_leakage_a_per_m2 = background_raw_a_per_m2
total_a_per_m2 = (
thermionic_a_per_m2
+ tunneling_a_per_m2
+ poole_frenkel_a_per_m2
+ trap_assisted_tunneling_a_per_m2
+ sclc_a_per_m2
+ background_leakage_a_per_m2
)
return {
"voltage_v": float(state.voltage_v),
"voltage_au": float(state.voltage_au),
"temperature_k": float(temperature),
"thermal_voltage_v": float(thermal_voltage_v),
"legacy_bias_drive": float(legacy_bias_drive),
"voltage_sign": float(voltage_sign),
"field_sign": float(field_sign),
"polarization_uc_cm2": float(state.polarization_uc_cm2),
"polarization_au": float(state.polarization_au),
"screening_charge_uc_cm2": float(state.screening_charge_uc_cm2),
"screening_charge_c_m2": float(state.screening_charge_c_m2),
"fe_field_mv_cm": float(state.fe_field_mv_cm),
"il_field_mv_cm": float(state.il_field_mv_cm),
"dl_field_mv_cm": float(state.dl_field_mv_cm),
"fe_built_in_field_mv_cm": float(state.fe_built_in_field_mv_cm),
"il_built_in_field_mv_cm": float(state.il_built_in_field_mv_cm),
"dl_built_in_field_mv_cm": float(state.dl_built_in_field_mv_cm),
"top_work_function_ev": float(top_work_function_ev),
"bottom_work_function_ev": float(bottom_work_function_ev),
"top_fermi_ev": float(top_fermi_ev),
"bottom_fermi_ev": float(bottom_fermi_ev),
"top_affinity_ev": float(top_affinity_ev),
"fe_affinity_ev": float(fe_affinity_ev),
"insulator_k": float(self.diode.insulator_k),
"fe_k": float(self.diode.fe_k),
"top_screening_len_nm": float(AtomicUnits.bohr_to_nm(self.diode.top_screening_len)),
"bottom_screening_len_nm": float(AtomicUnits.bohr_to_nm(self.diode.bottom_screening_len)),
"insulator_thickness_nm": float(AtomicUnits.bohr_to_nm(self.diode.insulator_thickness)),
"fe_thickness_nm": float(AtomicUnits.bohr_to_nm(self.diode.fe_thickness)),
"top_m_eff": float(self.diode.top_m_eff),
"bottom_m_eff": float(self.diode.bottom_m_eff),
"insulator_m_eff": float(self.diode.insulator_m_eff),
"fe_m_eff": float(self.diode.fe_m_eff),
"trap_depth_ev": float(trap_depth_ev),
"pf_trap_depth_ev": float(
self.parameters.poole_frenkel_trap_depth_ev
if self.parameters.poole_frenkel_trap_depth_ev is not None
else trap_depth_ev
),
"top_field_v_per_m": float(top_field_v_per_m),
"bottom_field_v_per_m": float(bottom_field_v_per_m),
"top_base_barrier_ev": float(top_base_barrier_ev),
"bottom_base_barrier_ev": float(bottom_base_barrier_ev),
"top_schottky_lowering_ev": float(top_schottky_lowering_ev),
"bottom_schottky_lowering_ev": float(bottom_schottky_lowering_ev),
"thermionic_top_schottky_scale": float(self.parameters.thermionic_top_schottky_scale),
"thermionic_bottom_schottky_scale": float(self.parameters.thermionic_bottom_schottky_scale),
"top_schottky_effective_ev": float(top_schottky_effective_ev),
"bottom_schottky_effective_ev": float(bottom_schottky_effective_ev),
"top_barrier_ev": float(top_barrier_ev),
"bottom_barrier_ev": float(bottom_barrier_ev),
"thermionic_barrier_offset_ev": float(self.parameters.thermionic_barrier_offset_ev),
"thermionic_top_barrier_offset_ev": float(self.parameters.thermionic_top_barrier_offset_ev),
"thermionic_bottom_barrier_offset_ev": float(self.parameters.thermionic_bottom_barrier_offset_ev),
"thermionic_top_barrier_floor_ev": float(self.parameters.thermionic_top_barrier_floor_ev),
"thermionic_bottom_barrier_floor_ev": float(self.parameters.thermionic_bottom_barrier_floor_ev),
"top_total_barrier_offset_ev": float(top_offset_ev),
"bottom_total_barrier_offset_ev": float(bottom_offset_ev),
"top_barrier_effective_ev": float(top_barrier_effective_ev),
"bottom_barrier_effective_ev": float(bottom_barrier_effective_ev),
"richardson_constant_a_per_m2_k2": float(self.parameters.richardson_constant_a_per_m2_k2),
"thermionic_prefactor_scale": float(self.parameters.thermionic_prefactor_scale),
"thermionic_top_prefactor_scale": float(self.parameters.thermionic_top_prefactor_scale),
"thermionic_bottom_prefactor_scale": float(self.parameters.thermionic_bottom_prefactor_scale),
"top_prefactor_a_per_m2": float(top_prefactor_a_per_m2),
"bottom_prefactor_a_per_m2": float(bottom_prefactor_a_per_m2),
"top_injection_a_per_m2": float(top_injection_a_per_m2),
"bottom_injection_a_per_m2": float(bottom_injection_a_per_m2),
"enable_thermionic": int(self.enable_thermionic),
"thermionic_raw_a_per_m2": float(thermionic_raw_a_per_m2),
"thermionic_a_per_m2": float(thermionic_a_per_m2),
"barrier_sampling_points": int(self.parameters.barrier_sampling_points),
"barrier_profile_min_ev": float(np.min(barrier_ev)),
"barrier_profile_max_ev": float(np.max(barrier_ev)),
"effective_mass_min": float(np.min(profile["effective_mass"])),
"effective_mass_max": float(np.max(profile["effective_mass"])),
"flux_top_a_per_m2": float(flux_top_a_per_m2),
"flux_bottom_a_per_m2": float(flux_bottom_a_per_m2),
"tunneling_prefactor_scale": float(self.parameters.tunneling_prefactor_scale),
"enable_tunneling": int(self.enable_tunneling),
"tunneling_transmission": float(tunneling_transmission),
"tunneling_raw_a_per_m2": float(tunneling_raw_a_per_m2),
"tunneling_a_per_m2": float(tunneling_a_per_m2),
"pf_field_v_per_m": float(pf_field_v_per_m),
"poole_frenkel_field_region": pf_region,
"poole_frenkel_region_k": float(pf_k),
"pf_lowering_ev": float(pf_lowering_ev),
"pf_activation_ev": float(pf_activation_ev),
"pf_fe_field_v_per_m": float(pf_fe_field_v_per_m),
"pf_il_field_v_per_m": float(pf_il_field_v_per_m),
"pf_fe_lowering_ev": float(pf_fe_lowering_ev),
"pf_il_lowering_ev": float(pf_il_lowering_ev),
"pf_fe_activation_ev": float(pf_fe_activation_ev),
"pf_il_activation_ev": float(pf_il_activation_ev),
"poole_frenkel_mobility_m2_per_v_s": float(self.parameters.poole_frenkel_mobility_m2_per_v_s),
"poole_frenkel_trap_density_m3": float(self.parameters.poole_frenkel_trap_density_m3),
"poole_frenkel_prefactor_scale": float(self.parameters.poole_frenkel_prefactor_scale),
"poole_frenkel_fe_prefactor_scale": float(self.parameters.poole_frenkel_fe_prefactor_scale),
"poole_frenkel_il_prefactor_scale": float(self.parameters.poole_frenkel_il_prefactor_scale),
"enable_poole_frenkel": int(self.enable_poole_frenkel),
"poole_frenkel_fe_raw_a_per_m2": float(pf_fe_raw_a_per_m2),
"poole_frenkel_il_raw_a_per_m2": float(pf_il_raw_a_per_m2),
"poole_frenkel_raw_a_per_m2": float(poole_frenkel_raw_a_per_m2),
"poole_frenkel_a_per_m2": float(poole_frenkel_a_per_m2),
"tat_reduced_barrier_min_ev": float(np.min(reduced_barrier_ev)),
"tat_reduced_barrier_max_ev": float(np.max(reduced_barrier_ev)),
"trap_assisted_prefactor_a_per_m2": float(self.parameters.trap_assisted_prefactor_a_per_m2),
"field_enhancement": float(field_enhancement),
"trap_tunneling_transmission": float(trap_tunneling_transmission),
"enable_trap_assisted_tunneling": int(self.enable_trap_assisted_tunneling),
"trap_assisted_tunneling_raw_a_per_m2": float(trap_assisted_tunneling_raw_a_per_m2),
"trap_assisted_tunneling_a_per_m2": float(trap_assisted_tunneling_a_per_m2),
"sclc_mobility_m2_per_v_s": float(self.parameters.sclc_mobility_m2_per_v_s),
"sclc_prefactor_scale": float(self.parameters.sclc_prefactor_scale),
"sclc_voltage_drop_v": float(voltage_drop_v),
"sclc_thickness_m": float(thickness_m),
"enable_sclc": int(self.enable_sclc),
"sclc_raw_a_per_m2": float(sclc_raw_a_per_m2),
"sclc_a_per_m2": float(sclc_a_per_m2),
"background_conductance_a_per_m2_v": float(self.parameters.background_conductance_a_per_m2_v),
"background_internal_drop_v": float(background_internal_drop_v),
"background_raw_a_per_m2": float(background_raw_a_per_m2),
"background_a_per_m2": float(background_leakage_a_per_m2),
"total_a_per_m2": float(total_a_per_m2),
}