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  • Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Emerging data-centric computing demands energy and area-efficient semiconductor electronics.
  • Ferroelectric field-effect transistors (Fe-FETs) offer merged logic-memory functionalities.
  • Van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures are explored for advanced electronic properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To fabricate and characterize an Fe-FET integrated with a vdW ferroelectric heterostructure (CuInP2S6/α-In2Se3).
  • To investigate the enhanced polarization and memory characteristics of the heterostructure.
  • To explore the potential of this Fe-FET for artificial synapses and neuromorphic computing.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of Fe-FETs using a stacked CuInP2S6/α-In2Se3 vdW heterostructure.
  • Characterization using piezoelectric force microscopy (PFM) to confirm polarization.
  • Analysis of ferroelectric characteristics using Landau-Khalatnikov theory.
  • Device performance testing for memory window, retention, endurance, and on/off ratio.
  • Simulation of training and inference for artificial synapse applications.

Main Results:

  • The fabricated Fe-FET exhibited a large memory window of 14.5 V with a sweep range of ≈72%.
  • Enhanced polarization due to dipole coupling in the heterostructure was confirmed by PFM.
  • The device demonstrated nonvolatile memory characteristics: high on/off ratio (>10^6), long retention (>10^4 s), and stable endurance (>10^4 cycles).
  • Simulations indicated applicability for artificial synapses and hardware neural networks.

Conclusions:

  • The CuInP2S6/α-In2Se3 vdW heterostructure significantly enhances Fe-FET memory performance.
  • The Landau-Khalatnikov theory effectively explains the observed ferroelectric hysteresis and memory window.
  • This work presents a promising avenue for developing low-dimensional ferroelectronics for next-generation computing and AI.