Drain-Induced Multifunctional Ambipolar Electronics Based on Junctionless MoS2

Applying a drain bias to a strongly gate-coupled semiconductor influences the carrier density of the channel. However, practical applications of this drain-bias-induced effect in the advancement of switching electronics have remained elusive due to the limited capabilities of its current modulation known to date. Here, we show strategies to largely control the current by utilizing drain-bias-induced carrier type switching in an ambipolar molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) field-effect transistor with Pt bottom contacts. Our CMOS-compatible device architecture, incorporating a partially gate-coupled p–n junction, achieves multifunctionality. The ambipolar MoS2 device operates as an ambipolar transistor (on/off ratios exceeding 107 for both NMOS and PMOS), a rectifier (rectification ratio of ∼3 × 106), a reversible negative breakdown diode with an adjustable breakdown voltage (on/off ratio exceeding 109 with a maximum current as high as 10–4 A), and a photodetector. Finally, we demonstrate a complementary inverter (gain of ∼24 at Vdd = 1.5 V), which is highly facile to fabricate without the need for complex heterostructures and doping processes. Our study provides strategies to achieve high-performance ambipolar MoS2 devices and to effectively utilize drain bias for electrical switching.