Thin film transistors having electrostatic double gates are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes an insulator layer above a substrate. A first gate stack is on the insulator layer. A 2D channel material layer is on the first gate stack. A second gate stack is on a first portion of the 2D channel material layer, the second gate stack having a first side opposite a second side. A first conductive contact is adjacent the first side of the second gate stack, the first conductive contact on a second portion of the 2D channel material layer. A second conductive contact is adjacent the second side of the second gate stack, the second conductive contact on a third portion of the 2D channel material layer. A gate electrode of the first gate stack extends beneath a portion of the first conductive contact and beneath a portion of the second conductive contact.