Side-Gate BN-MoS2 Transistor for Reconfigurable Multifunctional Electronics

Developing 2D reconfigurable multifunctional devices is of great potential in further miniaturizing the chip area and simplifying circuit design. 2D van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures offer a novel approach to realizing reconfigurable multifunctional devices. Despite the numerous previous reports that have integrated various functions in a single 2D heterostructures device, most of those devices are based on a complex multilayer heterostructure or an air-unstable channel material, limiting their ability to be applied in integrated circuits. There is an urgent need to develop 2D reconfigurable multifunctional devices that have a simple structure and stable electrical properties. In this work, a side-gate reconfigurable device is illustrated based on simple BN-MoS2 vdW heterostructures. Three different functions in a single device have been achieved, including a diode, double-side-gate reconfigurable logic transistor, and top floating gate memory. A lateral n(+)-n homojunction is created along the MoS2 channel and the rectification ratio is above 10(5). Reconfigurable logic operations (OR, AND) can be achieved in a single double-side-gate device and the current on/off ratio is approximate to t 10(4). Moreover, the device can act as a floating gate memory under back gate operation. Those results pave the way for integrating the same reconfigurable multifunctional devices to realize complex electronic systems.