yoctoampere

See also: yoctoampère and yocto-ampere

English

Etymology

From yocto- +‎ ampere.

Noun

yoctoampere (plural yoctoamperes)

1. (metrology) An SI unit of electrical current equal to 10⁻²⁴ amperes. Symbol: yA
   • 2012, Masakazu Murakami, Kiyoshi Kato, Ko Inada, Takanori Matsuzaki, Yasuyuki Takahashi, Shunpei Yamazaki, “Theoretical examination on a significantly low off-state current of a transistor using crystalline In-Ga-Zn-oxide”, in 19th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices (AM-FPD):

     However, in the IGZO-FET, heavy holes strongly suppress tunneling current, and at most yoctoampere off-state current is estimated which is dominated by thermally excited holes.

   • 2016, Yoshinobu Asami, Motomu Kurata, Yutaka Okazaki, Eiji Higa, Daisuke Matsubayashi, Satoru Okamoto, Shinya Sasagawa, Tomoaki Moriwaka, Tetsuya Kakehata, Yuto Yakubo, “Properties of c-axis-aligned crystalline indium–gallium–zinc oxide field-effect transistors fabricated through a tapered-trench gate process”, in The Japan Society of Applied Physics, volume 55, number 4S:

     First, they are known to show an off-state current on the order of yoctoampere per micron (10⁻²⁴ A/µm) at room temperature (RT).

   • 2018, Jun Koyama, Semiconductor device including refresh circuit for memory cell (UA Patent 9,922,692):

     For example, the off-state current per micrometer of the channel width at 85° C. is less than or equal to 100 yA (1 yA (yoctoampere) is 1×10⁻²⁴ A).

Synonyms

• yoctoamp
• yA

Translations

unit of electrical current

• French: yoctoampère (fr) m