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Two-dimensional (2D) materials are particularly attractive to build the channel of next-generation field-effect transistors (FETs) with gate lengths below 10-15 nm. Because the 2D technology has not yet reached the same level of maturity as…
The non-destructive capacitance read-out of ferroelectric capacitors (FeCaps) based on doped HfO$_2$ metal-ferroelectric-metal (MFM) structures offers the potential for low-power and highly scalable crossbar arrays. This is due to a number…
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The heterointerfaces at complex oxides have emerged as a promising platform for discovering novel physical phenomena and advancing integrated sensing, storage, and computing technologies. Nevertheless, achieving precise control over a…
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We report the realization of field-effect transistors (FETs) made with chemically synthesized multilayer 2D crystal semiconductor MoS2. Electrical properties such as the FET mobility, subthreshold swing, on/off ratio, and contact resistance…
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Ferroelectric hafnium zirconium oxide (HZO) thin films show significant promise for applications in ferroelectric random-access memory, ferroelectric field-effect transistors, and ferroelectric tunneling junctions. However, there are…
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The design of a 1 micrometer gate length depletion-mode InSb quantum-well field-effect transistor (QWFET) with a 10 nm-thick Al2O3 gate dielectric has been optimized using a quantum corrected self-consistent Schrodinger-Poisson (QCSP) and…
In the last decade, a 2-terminal passive circuit element called a memristor has been developed for non-volatile resistive random access memory and has more recently shown promise for neuromorphic computing. Compared to flash memory,…
Density functional calculations are performed to investigate the experimentally-reported field-induced phase transition in thin-film ZrO2 (J. Muller et al., Nano. Lett. 12, 4318). We find a small energy difference of ~ 1 meV/f.u. between…
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In the quest for reliable and power-efficient memristive devices, ferroelectric tunnel junctions are being investigated as potential candidates. CMOS-compatible ferroelectric hafnium oxides are at the forefront. However, in epitaxial tunnel…
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