Field Effect in Graphene-Based van der Waals Heterostructures

Stacked van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures where semiconducting two-dimensional (2D) materials are contacted by overlaid graphene electrodes enable atomically thin, flexible electronics. We use first-principles quantum transport simulations of graphene-contacted MoS devices to show how the transis...

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Autores: Stradi, Daniele|||0000-0002-3916-2168, Papior, Nick|||0000-0003-3038-1855, Hansen, O., Brandbyge, Mads|||0000-0002-0126-9824
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:225308
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/225308
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b00473
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Vdw heterostructures
Field-effect
Transport
Graphene
Density functional theory
Nonequilibrium Green's function
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Sumario:Stacked van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures where semiconducting two-dimensional (2D) materials are contacted by overlaid graphene electrodes enable atomically thin, flexible electronics. We use first-principles quantum transport simulations of graphene-contacted MoS devices to show how the transistor effect critically depends on the stacking configuration relative to the gate electrode. We can trace this behavior to the stacking-dependent response of the contact region to the capacitive electric field induced by the gate. The contact resistance is a central parameter and our observation establishes an important design rule for ultrathin devices based on 2D atomic crystals.