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. 2012 Oct 8;7(10):e45379. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045379

Table 1. BioFET-SIM parameters.

Domain Parameter Default Unit Description
NW Properties Inline graphic 2000 nm NW length
Inline graphic 10 nm NW radius
Inline graphic 2.04 nm Thomas-Fermi screening length
Inline graphic 12.0 Inline graphic NW permittivity
Inline graphic 1E-2 m2V−1s−1 Charge carrier mobility,
Inline graphic, Inline graphic: electron concentration
Inline graphic 1.11E24 m−3 Charge carrier density, Inline graphic {Inline graphic, Inline graphic}, Inline graphic
Inline graphic Inline graphic NW doping type, Inline graphic, Inline graphic
Oxide layer and Inline graphic 2.0 nm Oxide layer thickness
biolinker properties Inline graphic 3.9 Inline graphic Oxide layer permittivity
Inline graphic 1.0 nm Biolinker thickness
Solvent properties Inline graphic 2.0 nm Solvent Debye length
Inline graphic 78 Inline graphic Solvent permittivity
Biomolecule properties Inline graphic 4000 Number of biomolecules on NW
(computed internally or defined by user)

The analytical expression for Inline graphic is given in Eq. 3.