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Monolithically Integrated Vertical Monolayer MoS 2 Field-Effect Transistors Via Direct-Growth
Seonguk Yang, Huimin Lee, Hanbin Cho, Ki Han Kim, Saeyoung Oh, Hoyeon Cho, Kyungmin Ko, Namwook Hur, Hu Young Jeong, Byung Chul Jang, Joonki Suh
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Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have emerged as a first-rate candidate for post-silicon channels in field-effect transistors (FETs), particularly in the context of monolithic three-dimensional (M3D) integration. Despite the recent synthetic advances including industry-compatible wafer-scale production, they have predominantly been prepared on the ultra-flat, non-processed surfaces, limiting device architectures to outdated planar FETs and geometrically restricting their versatile applications. Integrating 2D semiconductors into 3D device architectures currently presents two significant challenges: i) stackablity, and ii) scalablility . While 2D material-based FETs have been primarily limited to traditional planar devices structures, their applications to vertically integrated 3D devices have been hindered by low-fidelity transfer method which is certainly challenging in conformally and controllably transferring atomically thin materials onto steep sidewalls. Here, we report a directly growth-and-fabrication approach enabling the dimensional transition from 2D planar FETs to a 3D vertical-channel FETs (VCFETs) through the atomically conformal direct growth of monolayer (ML) MoS 2 onto the pre-fabricated VCFET structures (Fig. 1A). Leveraging the inherently anisotropic in-plane growth kinetics and precisely controlled supersaturation based on metal-organic chemical vapor deposition, we achieved 100% step coverage even with sub-1-nm channel thickness without compromised crystallinity along an exceptionally high aspect ratio exceeding 15,000 (Fig. 1B). We proved that monolayer MoS 2 grown along the SiO 2 vertical sidewall is a single crystal by comparing the angles of the selected-area electron diffraction (SAED) pattern in transmission electron microscope (TEM) at the three vertices of MoS 2 (Fig. 1C). Fig. 1D shows a cross-sectional scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) image of the VCFET with and spatial distribution of each element was also identified by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) mapping images, and it convincingly suggests that atomically conformal monolayer MoS 2 was indeed integrated without discontinuity and void even along a steep trench edge (Fig. 1D). Fig. 1E illustrates the unit device schematic of the monolayer MoS 2 VCFET. The experimental and simulated transfer characteristic ( I DS - V GS ) of VCFET with vertical monolayer MoS 2 well-coincide each other, showing the subthreshold swing (SS) of 77mV·dec −1 and the ON/OFF ratio of 10 8 under a drain-to-source bias ( V DS ) of 1V (Fig. 1F). Output characteristic ( I DS - V DS ) indicates the change in conductivity of the MoS 2 channel by regulating the V G at steps of 1V from −2V to 5V (Fig. 1G). To evaluate device-to-device variation and statistic distribution of their performance, electrical characterization of the 7×7 VCFETs array was performed and their I DS - V GS curves under V DS = +1V exhibited the excellent reproducibility (Fig. 1H). Fig. 1I shows low OFF-state current density of 10 −13 A∙μm −1 at all devices in our monolayer MoS 2 VCFET array, which is 10 times lower than the International Roadmap for Devices and Systems (IRDS) 2028 low-standby power device requirement (~10 −12 A∙μm −1 ). Sentaurus technology computer-aided design (TCAD) simulations for monolayer MoS 2 VCFET were performed to investigate the electric field distribution of ON-state ( V GS = +5V) and OFF-state ( V GS = −2V), respectively (Fig. 1J-K). To demonstrate how electron concentration changes in monolayer MoS 2 at the sidewall control the switching operation of the transistor, we fabricated a multi-gate VCFET (Fig. 1L). The additional terminals, a modulation gate (MG) and a back gate (BG), facilitate to form an effective gate length near the control gate (CG), enabling a switching behavior of the transistor. The MG screens the electric field toward the top of the trench from the CG, maintaining the electron concentration of the monolayer MoS 2 on the top region of the trench and restricting switching operation to monolayer MoS 2 on the vertical sidewall. I DS - V CG curve was obtained by applying the CG bias ( V CG ) and the BG bias ( V BG ) of +30V with the floated MG bias ( V MG ) (Fig. 1M). The fabricated multi-gate VCFET further validated the superior sidewall-gate controllability of the ultrathin monolayer MoS 2 channel on the vertical sidewall, with aid of TCAD simulation. In the ON-state ( V CG = +2.5V), the MG screens electric field generated by CG, allowing the electric field of CG to accumulate electrons effectively along the vertical monolayer MoS 2 sidewall, as shown in Fig. 1N. in the OFF-state ( V CG = −2.5V), the electric field contour plot reveals that the electric field from the CG does not reach the top region of trench due the MG, while forming a strong electric field near the CG, leading to deplete the MoS 2 channel (Fig. 1O). Our work establishes a tailored pathway for the bespoke monolithic integration of ML semiconductors, positioning them as viable channels for high-density, high-performance computational device. Our integration strategy is undisputed pathway for M3D integration and usher in a new era of atomic-level fabric. Figure 1

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MonolayerPlanarTransistorField-effect transistorTransmission electron microscopySemiconductorContext (archaeology)Chemical vapor depositionScanning transmission electron microscopy
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