Ultra-steep slope cryogenic FETs based on bilayer graphene

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Main Authors: Icking, E., Emmerich, D., Watanabe, K., Taniguchi, T., Beschoten, B., Lemme, M. C., Knoch, J., Stampfer, C.
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author Icking, E.
Emmerich, D.
Watanabe, K.
Taniguchi, T.
Beschoten, B.
Lemme, M. C.
Knoch, J.
Stampfer, C.
author_facet Icking, E.
Emmerich, D.
Watanabe, K.
Taniguchi, T.
Beschoten, B.
Lemme, M. C.
Knoch, J.
Stampfer, C.
contents Cryogenic field-effect transistors (FETs) offer great potential for a wide range of applications, the most notable example being classical control electronics for quantum information processors. In the latter context, on-chip FETs with low power consumption are a crucial requirement. This, in turn, requires operating voltages in the millivolt range, which are only achievable in devices with ultra-steep subthreshold slopes. However, in conventional cryogenic metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS)FETs based on bulk material, the experimentally achieved inverse subthreshold slopes saturate around a few mV/dec due to disorder and charged defects at the MOS interface. FETs based on two-dimensional materials offer a promising alternative. Here, we show that FETs based on Bernal stacked bilayer graphene encapsulated in hexagonal boron nitride and graphite gates exhibit inverse subthreshold slopes of down to 250 $μ$V/dec at 0.1 K, approaching the Boltzmann limit. This result indicates an effective suppression of band tailing in van-der-Waals heterostructures without bulk interfaces, leading to superior device performance at cryogenic temperature.
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spellingShingle Ultra-steep slope cryogenic FETs based on bilayer graphene
Icking, E.
Emmerich, D.
Watanabe, K.
Taniguchi, T.
Beschoten, B.
Lemme, M. C.
Knoch, J.
Stampfer, C.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
Cryogenic field-effect transistors (FETs) offer great potential for a wide range of applications, the most notable example being classical control electronics for quantum information processors. In the latter context, on-chip FETs with low power consumption are a crucial requirement. This, in turn, requires operating voltages in the millivolt range, which are only achievable in devices with ultra-steep subthreshold slopes. However, in conventional cryogenic metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS)FETs based on bulk material, the experimentally achieved inverse subthreshold slopes saturate around a few mV/dec due to disorder and charged defects at the MOS interface. FETs based on two-dimensional materials offer a promising alternative. Here, we show that FETs based on Bernal stacked bilayer graphene encapsulated in hexagonal boron nitride and graphite gates exhibit inverse subthreshold slopes of down to 250 $μ$V/dec at 0.1 K, approaching the Boltzmann limit. This result indicates an effective suppression of band tailing in van-der-Waals heterostructures without bulk interfaces, leading to superior device performance at cryogenic temperature.
title Ultra-steep slope cryogenic FETs based on bilayer graphene
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.01111