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Vertically grown ultrathin Bi2SiO5 as high-κ single-crystalline gate dielectric

Jiabiao Chen, Zhaochao Liu, Xinyue Dong, Zhansheng Gao, Yuxuan Lin, Yuyu He, Yingnan Duan, Tong‐Huai Cheng, Zhengyang Zhou, Huixia Fu, Feng Luo, Jinxiong Wu

2023Nature Communications77 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Abstract Single-crystalline high- κ dielectric materials are desired for the development of future two-dimensional (2D) electronic devices. However, curent 2D gate insulators still face challenges, such as insufficient dielectric constant and difficult to obtain free-standing and transferrable ultrathin films. Here, we demonstrate that ultrathin Bi 2 SiO 5 crystals grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) can serve as excellent gate dielectric layers for 2D semiconductors, showing a high dielectric constant (>30) and large band gap (~3.8 eV). Unlike other 2D insulators synthesized via in-plane CVD on substrates, vertically grown Bi 2 SiO 5 can be easily transferred onto other substrates by polymer-free mechanical pressing, which greatly facilitates its ideal van der Waals integration with few-layer MoS 2 as high- κ dielectrics and screening layers. The Bi 2 SiO 5 gated MoS 2 field-effect transistors exhibit an ignorable hysteresis (~3 mV) and low drain induced barrier lowering (~5 mV/V). Our work suggests vertically grown Bi 2 SiO 5 nanoflakes as promising candidates to improve the performance of 2D electronic devices.

Topics & Concepts

DielectricMaterials sciencevan der Waals forceChemical vapor depositionHigh-κ dielectricOptoelectronicsSemiconductorGate dielectricNanotechnologyHysteresisBand gapHeterojunctionTransistorCondensed matter physicsElectrical engineeringVoltageChemistryMoleculeEngineeringPhysicsOrganic chemistryElectronic and Structural Properties of OxidesSemiconductor materials and devicesFerroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices