Shift of switching threshold in low-dimensional semiconductor-based complementary inverters via inkjet printing

Abstract MoS ₂ crystals grown by chemical vapor deposition are suited for realization of practical 2D semiconductor-based electronics. In order to construct complementary circuits with n-type MoS ₂ , another p-type semiconductor, whose performance can be adjusted corresponding to that of MoS ₂ in the limited chip area, has to be sought. Herein, we present a method for tuning switching threshold voltages of complementary inverters simply via inkjet printing without changing their channel dimensions. Random networks of inkjet printed single-walled carbon nanotubes are formed as p-channels beside MoS ₂ , and their density and thickness are controlled by varying the number of printed layers. As a result, p-type transistor characteristics as well as inverter characteristics are facilely tuned only by varying the number of printed layers.