Enhanced RF analog linearity in metal gate modulated heterojunction based uniform TFET for label-free detection of dengue NS1 protein.

Publication date: Jul 05, 2025

This work presents a comprehensive investigation of symmetric (HJ-DD-UTFET) and asymmetric Source Drain Heterojunction Dual Dielectric Uniform Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors (A-SD-HJ-DD-UTFET) to achieve enhanced analog/RF, and linearity performance. The A-SD-HJ-DD-UTFET showcases an extremely low OFF current level of 8. 124 cD7 10 A/μm which surpasses the symmetric HJ-DD-UTFET by 5,470 times and presents a high ON-OFF ratio of 2. 83 cD7 10 representing a 6,261 times improvement. This enhanced performance occurs because of structural asymmetry which makes it suitable for high-end RF and biosensing purposes while reaching a peak transconductance of 536 uS. For dengue NS1 protein detection (_705 = 78. 7), the TCAD-driven model of the proposed A-SD-HJ-DD-UTFET biosensor delivers a distinctive label-free detection method, achieving a peak transconductance (g) of 577 uS, cut-off frequency (f) of 193 GHz, Gain-Bandwidth Product (GBP) of 201 GHz, Transconductance Generation factor (TGF) of 155 V, and gain transconductance frequency product (GTFP) of 25. 9 THz. These correspond to improvements of 51. 4%, 13. 5%, 26. 4%, 96. 4%, and 45. 5%, respectively, over SARS-CoV spike protein detection (_705 = 2). The A-SD-HJ-DD-UTFET biosensor also exhibits superior linearity performance during dengue NS1 protein detection through its desirable intercept points, minimal intermodulation distortion, and a well-maintained 1 dB compression point, affirming its potential as a high-speed, label-free RF biosensor for infectious disease Point of Care Testing (POCT) diagnostics.

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Concepts Keywords
201ghz Biosensing Techniques
Biosensing Biosensor
Dielectric Dengue
Peak Dengue Virus
Dielectric cavities
Gain bandwidth product
Humans
NS1 protein sensing
Sensitivity
Transistors, Electronic
Uniform TFET
Viral Nonstructural Proteins
Viral Nonstructural Proteins

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH dengue
disease IDO protein
disease MESH infectious disease
pathway REACTOME Infectious disease
drug DRUGBANK Albendazole
disease IDO process
drug DRUGBANK Coenzyme M
drug DRUGBANK Silicon
disease MESH infection
drug DRUGBANK Aspartame
disease MESH aids
disease MESH defects
drug DRUGBANK Flurbiprofen
pathway REACTOME Signal amplification
drug DRUGBANK Succimer
disease IDO quality
disease IDO blood
disease MESH influenza
drug DRUGBANK Dextrose unspecified form
drug DRUGBANK Heparin
disease MESH melanoma
pathway KEGG Melanoma
drug DRUGBANK Gelatin
drug DRUGBANK Indium
disease IDO intervention
disease IDO assay
drug DRUGBANK Dimercaprol
drug DRUGBANK Tricyclazole
drug DRUGBANK Nonoxynol-9
disease MESH dengue hemorrhagic fever
disease MESH viral infection
disease IDO nucleic acid
drug DRUGBANK Mexiletine
drug DRUGBANK Gold
pathway REACTOME Reproduction

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