MoS 2 transistors with 1-nanometer gate lengths

Abstract

High-performance silicon transistors can have gate lengths as short as 5 nm before source-drain tunneling and loss of electrostatic control lead to unacceptable leakage current when the device is off. Desai et al. explored the use of MoS 2 as a channel material, given that its electronic properties as thin layers should limit such leakage. A transistor with a 1-nm physical gate was constructed with a MoS 2 bilayer channel and a single-walled carbon nanotube gate electrode. Excellent switching characteristics and an on-off state current ratio of ∼10 6 were observed.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 07, 2016
Source ID
10.1126/science.aah4698

Entities

People

  • Ali Javey
  • Angada B. Sachid
  • Chenming Hu
  • Geun Ho Ahn
  • Gregory Pitner
  • H-S Philip Wong
  • Jeffrey Bokor
  • Juan Pablo Llinas
  • Moon J. Kim
  • Qingxiao Wang
  • Sujay B. Desai
  • Surabhi R. Madhvapathy

Organizations

  • Applied Materials
  • Entegris
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Office of Naval Research
  • Stanford University
  • United States Department of Energy
  • University of Texas at Dallas

Tags

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene