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  • Materials Science
  • Solid-State Electronics
  • Neuro-inspired Computing

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  • Ionic synaptic transistors face challenges with retention instability due to high ionic diffusivity.
  • Lithium ion-based synaptic transistors (LSTs) exhibit poor state retention, limiting their practical application.
  • Understanding ion transport mechanisms is crucial for developing stable synaptic devices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and investigate an all-solid-state sodium ion-based synaptic transistor (NST) as a solution to the low retention problem in LSTs.
  • To analyze the root cause of retention instability in ionic synaptic transistors.
  • To demonstrate improved synaptic behaviors through material engineering in the proposed NST.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of an all-solid-state sodium ion-based synaptic transistor (NST).
  • Cyclic voltammetry analysis to compare ionic diffusivity of Na+ and Li+ ions in a WOx layer.
  • Characterization of synaptic behaviors, including state retention, weight update linearity, and I-V characteristics.

Main Results:

  • Na ions exhibit lower ionic diffusivity than Li ions in the WOx layer, confirmed by cyclic voltammetry.
  • The NST demonstrated a state retention improvement of up to 20 times compared to the LST.
  • Near-ideal synaptic behaviors, including linear weight updates and linear current-voltage (I-V) characteristics, were achieved.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed all-solid-state NST effectively overcomes the retention instability issue inherent in LSTs.
  • Reduced ionic diffusivity of Na ions in the WOx layer is key to enhanced state retention.
  • Material engineering in NSTs enables high-performance synaptic devices with potential for neuromorphic computing applications.