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Emerging electrolyte-gated transistors for neuromorphic perception.

Cui Sun^1,2, Xuerong Liu^1,2, Qian Jiang^1,2,3

¹CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China.

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Summary

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Electrolyte-gated transistors (EGTs) show promise for creating intelligent systems that mimic human perception. This review covers EGTs for neural emulation and sensor integration, highlighting future challenges.

Keywords:

Electrolyte-gated transistors artificial neuron artificial synapse int elligent perception neuromorphic devices

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Neuroscience
Electrical Engineering

Background:

Advancements in intelligent robotics, IoT, and sensors drive the need for human-like perception emulation.
Neuromorphic devices offer solutions for intelligent sensory information processing by mimicking biological neural systems.
Electrolyte-gated transistors (EGTs) are key neuromorphic devices with potential for neural function emulation and sensor integration.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the materials, operating principles, and performance of EGTs.
To discuss recent progress in EGTs for synapse and neuron emulation.
To explore the integration of EGTs with sensors for emulating human perception.

Main Methods:

Literature review of EGTs for neuromorphic applications.
Analysis of EGT materials, operating principles, and performance metrics.
Discussion of EGT integration with tactile and visual sensors.

Main Results:

EGTs demonstrate significant potential for emulating synaptic and neuronal functions.
Integration of EGTs with sensors enables the emulation of diverse human perception.
The review covers materials, operating principles, and performance of EGTs.

Conclusions:

EGTs are crucial for developing next-generation intelligent systems with advanced perception capabilities.
Further research is needed to address the challenges in the development and application of EGTs.
EGTs offer a promising pathway for creating artificial sensory systems that mimic human functions.