Ultrascaled Double-Gate Monolayer SnS2 MOSFETs for High-Performance and Low-Power Applications

The shrinking of field-effect transistors (FETs) is in great demand for next-generation integrated circuits. However, traditional silicon FETs are reaching the scaling limits, and it is therefore urgent to explore alternative paradigms. Two-dimensional (2D) materials attract great research enthusiasm, owing to their abilities to suppress short-channel effects. Herein, we evaluate the electronic properties and device performance of ultrascaled 2D SnS2 metal-oxide-semiconductor FETs (MOSFETs) via ab initio simulations. Specifically, the Ion value of the 5.5 nm monolayer SnS2 n-MOSFETs is ultrahigh, up to 3400 mu A/mu m, as a result of the small effective masses of the conduction-band minimum of monolayer SnS2. Until the channel length is scaled down to 4 nm, the MOSFETs can fulfill the standards of Ion, delay time, and power dissipation product of the International Roadmap for Devices and Systems (IRDS) 2018 goals for high-performance devices. Moreover, the 5.5 nm monolayer SnS2 n-MOSFETs can also fulfill the IRDS 2018 requirements for the 2028 horizon for low-power applications. This work demonstrates that monolayer SnS2 is a favorable channel material for future competitive ultrascaled devices.