Low-power 2D gate-all-around logics via epitaxial monolithic 3D integration.

Nat Mater

Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.

Published: April 2025


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  • Innovations in device architectures are driving transistor miniaturization to enhance performance, energy efficiency, and integration density.
  • The study introduces a wafer-scale GAA (gate-all-around) configuration using 2D semiconductors, specifically BiOSe, integrated with BiSeO dielectric for improved electrostatic control and high electron mobility.
  • The developed 2D GAA transistor exhibits impressive specifications, including a gate length of 30 nm, an ultra-low operational voltage of 0.5 V, high current output, and minimal intrinsic delay, suggesting potential for advanced circuits beyond silicon technology.

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Innovations in device architectures and materials promote transistor miniaturization for improved performance, energy efficiency and integration density. At foreseeable ångström nodes, a gate-all-around (GAA) field-effect transistor based on two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors would provide excellent electrostatic gate controllability to achieve ultimate power scaling and performance delivering. However, a major roadblock lies in the scalable integration of 2D GAA heterostructures with atomically smooth and conformal interfaces. Here we report a wafer-scale multi-layer-stacked single-crystalline 2D GAA configuration achieved with low-temperature monolithic three-dimensional integration, in which high-mobility 2D semiconductor BiOSe was epitaxially integrated by high-κ layered native-oxide dielectric BiSeO with an atomically smooth interface, enabling a high electron mobility of 280 cm V s and a near-ideal subthreshold swing of 62 mV dec. The scaled 2D GAA field-effect transistor with 30 nm gate length exhibits an ultralow operation voltage of 0.5 V, a high on-state current exceeding 1 mA μm, an ultralow intrinsic delay of 1.9 ps and an energy-delay product of 1.84 × 10 Js μm. This work demonstrates a wafer-scale 2D-material-based GAA system with valid performance and power merits, holding promising prospects for beyond-silicon monolithic three-dimensional circuits.

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