Large-signal model of 2DFETs: compact modeling of terminal charges and intrinsic capacitances

We present a physics-based circuit-compatible model for double-gated two-dimensional semiconductor-based field-effect transistors, which provides explicit expressions for the drain current, terminal charges, and intrinsic capacitances. The drain current model is based on the drift-diffusion mechanism for the carrier transport and considers Fermi–Dirac statistics coupled with an appropriate field-effect approach. The terminal charge and intrinsic capacitance models are calculated adopting a Ward–Dutton linear charge partition scheme that guarantees charge conservation. It has been implemented in Verilog-A to make it compatible with standard circuit simulators. In order to benchmark the proposed modeling framework we also present experimental DC and high-frequency measurements of a purposely fabricated monolayer MoS2-FET showing excellent agreement between the model and the experiment and thus demonstrating the capabilities of the combined approach to predict the performance of 2DFETs.

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