• 文献标题:   Equalizing Excitation-Inhibition via the Ambipolar Photoresponse of Al2O3/graphene Hybrid Neuromorphic Devices
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   JIANG ZG, WEN WK, ZHONG ZJ, XIA LP, GAO FL, ZHANG Y, WU J, KHISRO SN, ZHA AY, ZHA QB, CHEN XM
  • 作者关键词:   artificial synapse, excitation, inhibition balance, heterojunction, neuromorphic device, photodetector
  • 出版物名称:   ADVANCED ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   2199-160X
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  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1002/aelm.202200319 EA MAY 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Intrigued by the artificial intelligence and brain-like neural networks, the photoelectronic neuromorphic devices that can simulate synaptic functions have been attracting wide attention. However, equalizing excitation-inhibition has been seldom artificially realized despite its fundamental feature in a biological system. In this work, an artificial synapse is proposed based on a sandwiched Ag/Al2O3/graphene/ITO photodetector. The device exhibits a special ambipolar photoresponse at the millivoltage as a result of the interfacial trapping effects. Under the coupled light and electrical stimulus, the synaptic excitatory, inhibitory signals and their recovery are emulated on a single device via the positive and negative photoresponse, respectively. Further, the biologically dynamic balance of excitation and inhibition is reproduced on a simple analogous system integrating multiple photoelectronic synaptic cells. These remarkable results provide a potential foundation for building hardware units with neuromorphic architecture to mimic the complex human brain functionalities.