Junctionless
transistors are suitable for sub-3 nm applications
because of their extremely simple structure and high electrical performance,
which compensate for short-channel effects. Two-dimensional semiconductor
transition-metal dichalcogenide materials, such as MoS2, may also resolve technical and fundamental issues for Si-based
technology. Here, we present the first junctionless electric-double-layer
field-effect transistor with an electrostatically highly doped 5 nm
thick MoS2 channel. A double-gated MoS2 transistor
with an ionic-liquid top gate and a conventional bottom gate demonstrated
good transfer characteristics with a 104 on–off
current ratio, a 70 mV dec–1 subthreshold swing
at a 0 V bottom-gate bias, and drain-current versus top-gate-voltage
characteristics were shifted left significantly with increasing bottom-gate
bias due to an electrostatically increased overall charge carrier
concentration in the MoS2 channel. When a bottom-gate bias
of 80 V was applied, a shoulder and two clear peak features were identified
in the transconductance and its derivative, respectively; this outcome
is typical of Si-based junctionless transistors. Furthermore, the
decrease in electron mobility induced by a transverse electric field
was reduced with increasing bottom-gate bias. Numerical simulations
and analytical models were used to support these findings, which clarify
the operation of junctionless MoS2 transistors with an
electrostatically highly doped channel.