Issue 5, 2021

Fabrication of solution-processed ambipolar electrolyte-gated field effect transistors from a MoS2–polymer hybrid for multifunctional optoelectronics

Abstract

Few-layer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), which has weak interlayer van der Waals bonds and strong intralayer covalent bonds, is of huge interest in optoelectronic applications due to its scalable production, tunable bandgap and mechanical flexibility. Here, we present high-performance ambipolar electrolyte-gated field effect transistors (amEGFETs) based on a solution-processed MoS2–polymer hybrid. They exhibit hole and electron mobilities of 0.21 cm2 V−1 s−1 and 0.04 cm2 V−1 s−1, respectively, together with a high current on/off ratio of >106 for both p-type and n-type operations. The pronounced ambipolar characteristics are essentially determined by the large interpenetrating network formed at the semiconductor/electrolyte interface. Using such a device, we demonstrate for the first time low-power operations of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible and cost-efficient electrical inverter and optical modulator. Our results broaden the future optoelectronic applications of two-dimensional semiconductors.

Graphical abstract: Fabrication of solution-processed ambipolar electrolyte-gated field effect transistors from a MoS2–polymer hybrid for multifunctional optoelectronics

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Nov 2020
Accepted
16 Dec 2020
First published
18 Dec 2020

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2021,9, 1701-1708

Fabrication of solution-processed ambipolar electrolyte-gated field effect transistors from a MoS2–polymer hybrid for multifunctional optoelectronics

J. Song, Y. Chu, Z. Liu and H. Xu, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2021, 9, 1701 DOI: 10.1039/D0TC05250G

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