Reliable nonvolatile memory black phosphorus ferroelectric field effect transistors with van der Waals buffer

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Abstract

Two dimensional materials based ferroelectric field effect transistors (2D-FeFETs) have attracted much attention due to the prospect of low power consumption information storage with alleviated short channel effect and fast processing speed. However, an often-observed and hard-to-control anti-hysteresis response of 2D-FeFETs, e.g., a hysteretic switching of the resistance states of the devices which is opposite to that of the actual polarization of the ferroelectric dielectric, represent a major issue in the industrial applications of such devices. Here, we demonstrate a van der Waals buffer layer technique that eliminates anti-hysteresis in 2D-FeFETs and restores their intrinsic hysteretic behavior. Our modified 2D-FeFETs showed outstanding performance including high room temperature carrier mobility, robust bi-stable states with fast response to gate, large on/off ratio at zero gate voltage, large and considerably more stable memory window, and a long retention time. During repeated gate operation, the memory window of the buffered device is ~7000 times more stable than the unbuffered device.

*The National Basic Research Program of China (973 Grant Nos. 2013CB921900, 2014CB920900), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC Grant Nos. 11327406, 11374021,11774010)

Presenters

  • Zhijian Xie

    • ICQM, School of Physics, Peking University
    • International Center for Quantum Materials, Peking University

Authors

  • Shili Yan

    • International Center for Quantum Materials, Peking University
  • Hai Huang

    • National Laboratory for Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Zhijian Xie

    • ICQM, School of Physics, Peking University
    • International Center for Quantum Materials, Peking University
  • Guo Ye

    • Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale and Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China
  • Xiaoxi Li

    • Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Takashi Taniguchi

    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • NIMS
    • National Institute for Material Science
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science
    • National Institute of Materials Science
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science
    • National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, NIMS
    • National Institute for Materials Science, Advanced Materials Laboratory
    • National Institue for Materials Science
    • National Institute of Material Science
    • National Institute for Matericals Science
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory
    • National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki
    • NIMS-Japan
  • Kenji Watanabe

    • National Institute for Materials Science
    • NIMS
    • National Institute for Material Science
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science
    • National Institute of Materials Science
    • Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science
    • National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory, NIMS
    • National Institute for Materials Science, Advanced Materials Laboratory
    • National Institue for Materials Science
    • National Institute of Material Science
    • National Institute for Matericals Science
    • Advanced Materials Laboratory
    • National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki
    • Advanced materials laboratory, National institute for Materials Science
    • NIMS-Japan
  • Zheng Han

    • Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Xianhui Chen

    • University of Science and Technology of China
    • Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China
    • Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale and Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China
  • Jianlu Wang

    • Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics of Chinese Academy of Science
    • National Laboratory for Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Jianhao Chen

    • ICQM, School of Physics, Peking University
    • Peking Univ
    • Peking University
    • International Center for Quantum Materials, Peking University