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Linqi Guo¹, Haoxuan Sun¹, Liangliang Min¹

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Area of Science:

Optoelectronics
Artificial Intelligence
Neuro-inspired computing

Background:

Neural morphological vision sensors integrate perception, memory, and computation, promising advancements in AI.
Existing two-terminal devices face challenges with defect control and ionic characteristics, limiting their synaptic behavior.
Stable, reconfigurable light-induced synaptic behavior typically requires independent gateport modulation.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate stable, reconfigurable, and precisely controllable postsynaptic current in two-terminal devices.
To investigate the synergy between ion migration barriers and readout voltage for synaptic behavior.
To develop an optoelectronic device with perception, memory, and computation capabilities for neural morphological circuits.

Main Methods:

Utilizing the synergy between ion migration barriers and readout voltage to control postsynaptic current.
Implementing optical and electrical signal synchronous triggering as a preprocessing method.
Leveraging gradual ion accumulation during training to modulate photocurrent and dynamic learning rates.

Main Results:

Achieved 96.5% recognition accuracy using optical and electrical signal synchronous triggering.
Boosted accuracy to 97.8% within 10 epochs by using photocurrent evolution as a dynamic learning rate reference.
Demonstrated postsynaptic current modulation potential under a 20 ns optical pulse.

Conclusions:

The synergy between ion migration barriers and readout voltage is crucial for stable, reconfigurable postsynaptic current in two-terminal devices.
Synchronous optical-electrical triggering and dynamic learning rate referencing significantly enhance recognition accuracy.
The developed optoelectronic device holds potential for advancing photonic neural morphological circuits and artificial vision systems.