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Single-Gate MoS2 Tunnel FET with a Thickness-Modulated Homojunction

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posted on 2024-02-07, 15:33 authored by Tomohiro Fukui, Tomonori Nishimura, Yasumitsu Miyata, Keiji Ueno, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Kosuke Nagashio
Two-dimensional (2D) materials stand as a promising platform for tunnel field-effect transistors (TFETs) in the pursuit of low-power electronics for the Internet of Things era. This promise arises from their dangling bond-free van der Waals heterointerface. Nevertheless, the attainment of high device performance is markedly impeded by the requirement of precise control over the 2D assembly with multiple stacks of different layers. In this study, we addressed a thickness-modulated n/p+-homojunction prepared from Nb-doped p+-MoS2 crystal, where the issue on interface traps can be neglected without any external interface control due to the homojunction. Notably, our observations reveal the existence of a negative differential resistance, even at room temperature (RT). This signifies the successful realization of TFET operation under type III band alignment conditions by a single gate at RT, suggesting that the dominant current mechanism is band-to-band tunneling due to the ideal interface.

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