Multi-valued
logic gates are demonstrated on solution-processed
molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) thin films. A simple chemical
doping process is added to the conventional transistor fabrication
procedure to locally increase the work function of MoS2 by decreasing sulfur vacancies. The resulting device exhibits pseudo-heterojunctions
comprising as-processed MoS2 and chemically treated MoS2 (c-MoS2). The energy-band misalignment of MoS2 and c-MoS2 results in a sequential activation
of the MoS2 and c-MoS2 channel areas under a
gate voltage sweep, which generates a stable intermediate state for
ternary operation. Current levels and turn-on voltages for each state
can be tuned by modulating the device geometries, including the channel
thickness and length. The optimized ternary transistors are incorporated
to demonstrate various ternary logic gates, including the inverter,
NMIN, and NMAX gates.