journal article·2026-04

Capacitive Amplification toward Boltzmann‐Limit Switching in WSe 2 Reconfigurable Field‐Effect Transistors

Jiali Yi, Qin Shuai, Guangcheng Wu, Haifeng Wu, Chenguang Zhu, Xingxia Sun, Qijun Zong, Yihan Liao, Xiaoli Zhu, Xiulian Fan, Zhengwei Zhang, Yu Zhou, Xiao Wang, Dong Li, Anlian Pan

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 36· Issue 27
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Abstract

Abstract 2D materials have shown great potential for next‐generation low‐power transistors due to their excellent electrostatic control and high mobility. However, achieving subthreshold swing approaching the theoretical limit of the Boltzmann constant remains a challenge, primarily due to poor contact quality and limited gate‐channel coupling in these thin materials. Here, a novel WSe 2 ‐based transistor architecture is demonstrated that combines capacitive amplification via a Charge Inversion Layer and contact engineering through a Polarity Gate. The capacitive amplification is enabled by a geometrically asymmetric floating gate structure, where a larger gate area beneath the Mirror Gate induces real‐time charge redistribution, thereby amplifying the gate control over the channel and approaching the Boltzmann limit (≈60 mV dec −1 ). In parallel, a tunable PG is introduced to modulate the injection barrier at the source/drain interface, achieving dynamic control over carrier type and enabling both n‐type and p‐type operation within the same device. Leveraging this reconfigurable platform, a high‐performance CMOS amplifier is further constructed that exhibits a noise margin of 0.97 and a voltage gain of 213 under a supply voltage of 1 V, surpassing previously reported 2D‐material‐based CMOS circuits. The approach opens up new avenues for steep‐slope and energy‐efficient logic systems based on 2D semiconductors.
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OpenAlex topics: 2D Materials and Applications · Graphene research and applications · Nanowire Synthesis and Applications

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Affiliations

Key Laboratory for Micro‐Nano Physics and Technology of Hunan Province State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics Hunan Institute of Optoelectronic Integration College of Materials Science and Engineering Hunan University Changsha 410082 China

School of Physics Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices Central South University Changsha Hunan 410083 China

School of Physics and Electronics Hunan Normal University Changsha Hunan 410081 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · National Key Research and Development Program of China

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