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Zhao Y, Lou Z, Hu J, Li Z, Xu L, Chen Z, Xu Z, Wang T, Wu M, Ying H, An M, Li W, Lin X, Zheng X. Scalable Layer-Controlled Oxidation of Bi 2O 2Se for Self-Rectifying Memristor Arrays With sub-pA Sneak Currents. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2406608. [PMID: 39246123 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202406608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2024] [Revised: 08/28/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024]
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Smart memristors with innovative properties are crucial for the advancement of next-generation information storage and bioinspired neuromorphic computing. However, the presence of significant sneak currents in large-scale memristor arrays results in operational errors and heat accumulation, hindering their practical utility. This study successfully synthesizes a quasi-free-standing Bi2O2Se single-crystalline film and achieves layer-controlled oxidation by developing large-scale UV-assisted intercalative oxidation, resulting β-Bi2SeO5/Bi2O2Se heterostructures. The resulting β-Bi2SeO5/Bi2O2Se memristor demonstrates remarkable self-rectifying resistive switching performance (over 105 for ON/OFF and rectification ratios, as well as nonlinearity) in both nanoscale (through conductive atomic force microscopy) and microscale (through memristor array) regimes. Furthermore, the potential for scalable production of self-rectifying β-Bi2SeO5/Bi2O2Se memristor, achieving sub-pA sneak currents to minimize cross-talk effects in high-density memristor arrays is demonstrated. The memristors also exhibit ultrafast resistive switching (sub-100 ns) and low power consumption (1.2 pJ) as characterized by pulse-mode testing. The findings suggest a synergetic effect of interfacial Schottky barriers and oxygen vacancy migration as the self-rectifying switching mechanism, elucidated through controllable β-Bi2SeO5 thickness modulation and theoretical ab initio calculations.
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- Yingjie Zhao
- School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Quantum Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Physics, School of Science and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310030, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Quantum Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Physics, School of Science and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310030, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Quantum Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Physics, School of Science and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310030, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Quantum Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Physics, School of Science and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310030, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310024, P. R. China
- Westlake Institute for Optoelectronics, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310030, China
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Fu YH, Hu YF, Lin T, Zhuang GW, Wang YL, Chen WX, Li ZT, Hou JL. Constructing artificial gap junctions to mediate intercellular signal and mass transport. Nat Chem 2024; 16:1418-1426. [PMID: 38658798 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-024-01519-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Natural gap junctions are a type of channel protein responsible for intercellular signalling and mass communication. However, the scope of applications for these proteins is limited as they cannot be prepared at a large scale and are unable to spontaneously insert into cell membranes in vitro. The construction of artificial gap junctions may provide an alternative strategy for preparing analogues of the natural proteins and bottom-up building blocks necessary for the synthesis of artificial cells. Here we show the construction of artificial gap junction channels from unimolecular tubular molecules consisting of alternately arranged positively and negatively charged pillar[5]arene motifs. These molecules feature a hydrophobic-hydrophilic-hydrophobic triblock structure that allows them to efficiently insert into two adjacent plasma membranes and stretch across the gap between the two membranes to form gap junctions. Similar to natural gap junction channels, the synthetic channels could mediate intercellular signal coupling and reactive oxygen species transmission, leading to cellular activity.
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- Yong-Hong Fu
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Deng Y, Liu S, Ma X, Guo S, Zhai B, Zhang Z, Li M, Yu Y, Hu W, Yang H, Kapitonov Y, Han J, Wu J, Li Y, Zhai T. Intrinsic Defect-Driven Synergistic Synaptic Heterostructures for Gate-Free Neuromorphic Phototransistors. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2309940. [PMID: 38373410 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202309940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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The optoelectronic synaptic devices based on two-dimensional (2D) materials offer great advances for future neuromorphic visual systems with dramatically improved integration density and power efficiency. The effective charge capture and retention are considered as one vital prerequisite to realizing the synaptic memory function. However, the current 2D synaptic devices are predominantly relied on materials with artificially-engineered defects or intricate gate-controlled architectures to realize the charge trapping process. These approaches, unfortunately, suffer from the degradation of pristine materials, rapid device failure, and unnecessary complication of device structures. To address these challenges, an innovative gate-free heterostructure paradigm is introduced herein. The heterostructure presents a distinctive dome-like morphology wherein a defect-rich Fe7S8 core is enveloped snugly by a curved MoS2 dome shell (Fe7S8@MoS2), allowing the realization of effective photocarrier trapping through the intrinsic defects in the adjacent Fe7S8 core. The resultant neuromorphic devices exhibit remarkable light-tunable synaptic behaviors with memory time up to ≈800 s under single optical pulse, thus demonstrating great advances in simulating visual recognition system with significantly improved image recognition efficiency. The emergence of such heterostructures foreshadows a promising trajectory for underpinning future synaptic devices, catalyzing the realization of high-efficiency and intricate visual processing applications.
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- Yao Deng
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- School of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- Institute of Semiconductors, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou, 450046, P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Centre, Department of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Nanostructure Research Center, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- School of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Department of Photonics, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia
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- Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Centre, Department of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Nanostructure Research Center, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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Kumar M, Ahn YH, Iqbal S, Kim U, Seo H. Site-Specific Regulated Memristors via Electron-Beam-Induced Functionalization of HfO 2. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2105585. [PMID: 34889027 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202105585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Emerging nonvolatile resistive switching, also known as the memristor, works with a distinct concept that relies mainly on the change in the composition of the active materials, rather than to store the charge. Particularly for oxide-based memristors, the switching is often governed by the random and unpredicted temporal/spatial migration of oxygen defects, resulting in possessing limitations in terms of control over conduction channel formation and inability to regulate hysteresis loop opening. Therefore, site specific dynamic control of defect concentration in the active materials can offer a unique opportunity to realize on-demand regulation of memory storage and artificial intelligence capabilities. Here, high-performance, site-specific spatially scalable memristor devices are fabricated by stabilizing the conduction channel via manipulation of oxygen defects using electron-beam irradiation. Specifically, the memristors exhibit highly stable and electron-beam dose-regulated multilevel analog hysteresis loop opening with adjustable switching ratios even higher than 104 . Additionally, broad modulation of neural activities, including short- and long-term plasticity, paired-pulse facilitation, spike-timing-dependent plasticity, and dynamic multipattern memory processing, are demonstrated. The work opens a new possibility to regulate the resistive switching behavior and control mimicking of neural activities, providing a hitherto unseen tunability in two-terminal oxide-based memristors.
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- Mohit Kumar
- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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Jiang X, Wang X, Wang X, Zhang X, Niu R, Deng J, Xu S, Lun Y, Liu Y, Xia T, Lu J, Hong J. Manipulation of current rectification in van der Waals ferroionic CuInP 2S 6. Nat Commun 2022; 13:574. [PMID: 35102192 PMCID: PMC8803863 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28235-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Developing a single-phase self-rectifying memristor with the continuously tunable feature is structurally desirable and functionally adaptive to dynamic environmental stimuli variations, which is the pursuit of further smart memristors and neuromorphic computing. Herein, we report a van der Waals ferroelectric CuInP2S6 as a single memristor with superior continuous modulation of current and self-rectifying to different bias stimuli (sweeping speed, direction, amplitude, etc.) and external mechanical load. The synergetic contribution of controllable Cu+ ions migration and interfacial Schottky barrier is proposed to dynamically control the current flow and device performance. These outstanding sensitive features make this material possible for being superior candidate for future smart memristors with bidirectional operation mode and strong recognition to input faults and variations.
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- Xingan Jiang
- School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081, Beijing, China
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- School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081, Beijing, China.
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, 100124, Beijing, China.
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- School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
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- School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081, Beijing, China
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- Department of Physics and Beijing Key Laboratory of Opto-electronic Functional Materials & Micro-nano Devices, Renmin University of China, 100871, Beijing, China
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- School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081, Beijing, China
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- School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081, Beijing, China
- College of Physics and Materials Science, Tianjin Normal University, 300387, Tianjin, PR China
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- Department of Physics and Beijing Key Laboratory of Opto-electronic Functional Materials & Micro-nano Devices, Renmin University of China, 100871, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
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- School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081, Beijing, China.
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Xiong H, Ling S, Li Y, Duan F, Zhu H, Lu S, Du M. Flexible and recyclable bio-based transient resistive memory enabled by self-healing polyimine membrane. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 608:1126-1134. [PMID: 34735849 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.10.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The recyclable, self-healing and easily-degradable transient electronic technology has aroused tremendous attention in flexible electronic products. However, integrating the above advantages into one single flexible electronic device is still a huge challenge. Herein, we demonstrate a flexible and recyclable bio-based memory device using fish colloid as the resistive switching layer on a polyimine substrate, which affords reliable mechanical and electrical properties under repetitive conformal deformation operation. This flexible bio-based memory device presents potential analog behaviors including memory characteristics and excitatory current response, which undergoes incremental potentiation in conductance under successive electrical pulses. Moreover, this device is expected to greatly alleviate the environmental problems caused by electronic waste. It can be decomposed rapidly in water and well recycled, which is a promising candidate for transient memories and information security. We believe that this study can provide new possibilities to the field of high-performance transient electronics and flexible resistive memory devices.
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- Hanli Xiong
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215009, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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Wu L, Wang Z, Wang B, Chen Q, Bao L, Yu Z, Yang Y, Ling Y, Qin Y, Tang K, Cai Y, Huang R. Emulation of biphasic plasticity in retinal electrical synapses for light-adaptive pattern pre-processing. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:3483-3492. [PMID: 33475123 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr08012h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Electrical synapses provide rapid, bidirectional communication in nervous systems, accomplishing tasks distinct from and complementary to chemical synapses. Here, we demonstrate an artificial electrical synapse based on second-order conductance transition (SOCT) in an Ag-based memristor for the first time. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy indicates that SOCT is mediated by the virtual silver electrode. Besides the conventional chemical synaptic behaviors, the biphasic plasticity of electrical synapses is well emulated by integrating the device with a photosensitive element to form an optical pre-processing unit (OPU), which contributes to the retinal neural circuitry and is adaptive to ambient illumination. By synergizing the OPU and spiking neural network (SNN), adaptive pattern recognition tasks are accomplished under different light and noise settings. This work not only contributes to the further completion of synaptic behaviour for hardware-level neuromorphic computing, but also potentially enables image pre-processing with light adaptation and noise suppression for adaptive visual recognition.
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- Lindong Wu
- Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China. and Advanced Institute of Information Technology (AIIT), Peking University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311215, P. R. China
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China. and Frontiers Science Center for Nano-Optoelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China. and Frontiers Science Center for Nano-Optoelectronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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Brown KA, Brittman S, Maccaferri N, Jariwala D, Celano U. Machine Learning in Nanoscience: Big Data at Small Scales. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:2-10. [PMID: 31804080 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b04090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Recent advances in machine learning (ML) offer new tools to extract new insights from large data sets and to acquire small data sets more effectively. Researchers in nanoscience are experimenting with these tools to tackle challenges in many fields. In addition to ML's advancement of nanoscience, nanoscience provides the foundation for neuromorphic computing hardware to expand the implementation of ML algorithms. In this Mini Review, we highlight some recent efforts to connect the ML and nanoscience communities by focusing on three types of interaction: (1) using ML to analyze and extract new insights from large nanoscience data sets, (2) applying ML to accelerate material discovery, including the use of active learning to guide experimental design, and (3) the nanoscience of memristive devices to realize hardware tailored for ML. We conclude with a discussion of challenges and opportunities for future interactions between nanoscience and ML researchers.
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- Keith A Brown
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Physics Department, and Division of Materials Science and Engineering , Boston University , Boston , Massachusetts 02215 , United States
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- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory , Washington , DC 20375 , United States
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- Department of Physics and Materials Science , University of Luxembourg , 162a avenue de la Faïencerie , L-1511 Luxembourg , Luxembourg
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- Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104 , United States
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- imec , Kapeldreef 75 , B-3001 Heverlee ( Leuven ), Belgium
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Koner S, Najem JS, Hasan MS, Sarles SA. Memristive plasticity in artificial electrical synapses via geometrically reconfigurable, gramicidin-doped biomembranes. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:18640-18652. [PMID: 31584592 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr07288h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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It is now known that mammalian brains leverage plasticity of both chemical and electrical synapses (ES) for collocating memory and processing. Unlike chemical synapses, ES join neurons via gap junction ion channels that permit fast, threshold-independent, and bidirectional ion transport. Like chemical synapses, ES exhibit activity-dependent plasticity, which modulates the ionic conductance between neurons and, thereby, enables adaptive synchronization of action potentials. Many types of adaptive computing devices that display discrete, threshold-dependent changes in conductance have been developed, yet far less effort has been devoted to emulating the continuously variable conductance and activity-dependent plasticity of ES. Here, we describe an artificial electrical synapse (AES) that exhibits voltage-dependent, analog changes in ionic conductance at biologically relevant voltages. AES plasticity is achieved at the nanoscale by linking dynamical geometrical changes of a host lipid bilayer to ion transport via gramicidin transmembrane ion channels. As a result, the AES uniquely mimics the composition, biophysical properties, bidirectional and threshold-independent ion transport, and plasticity of ES. Through experiments and modeling, we classify our AES as a volatile memristor, where the voltage-controlled conductance is governed by reversible changes in membrane geometry and gramicidin channel density. Simulations show that AES plasticity can adaptively synchronize Hodgkin-Huxley neurons. Finally, by modulating the molecular constituents of the AES, we show that the amplitude, direction, and speed of conductance changes can be tuned. This work motivates the development and integration of ES-inspired computing devices for achieving more capable neuromorphic hardware.
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- Subhadeep Koner
- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37916, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37916, USA.
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Berco D. Rectifying Resistive Memory Devices as Dynamic Complementary Artificial Synapses. Front Neurosci 2018; 12:755. [PMID: 30405338 PMCID: PMC6204398 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Brain inspired computing is a pioneering computational method gaining momentum in recent years. Within this scheme, artificial neural networks are implemented using two main approaches: software algorithms and designated hardware architectures. However, while software implementations show remarkable results (at high-energy costs), hardware based ones, specifically resistive random access memory (RRAM) arrays that consume little power and hold a potential for enormous densities, are somewhat lagging. One of the reasons may be related to the limited excitatory operation mode of RRAMs in these arrays as adjustable passive elements. An interesting type of RRAM was demonstrated recently for having alternating (dynamic switching) current rectification properties that may be used for complementary operation much like CMOS transistors. Such artificial synaptic devices may be switched dynamically between excitatory and inhibitory modes to allow doubling of the array density and significantly reducing the peripheral circuit complexity.
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- Dan Berco
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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