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Guillaume Bernard¹, Kellian Cottart¹, Maria-Andromachi Syskaki²

¹Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91120 Palaiseau, France.

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Magneto-ionic devices offer tunable synaptic elements for neuromorphic computing. External magnetic fields enhance linearity, improving learning accuracy in neural networks, even after the field is removed.

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Area of Science:

Neuromorphic Engineering
Materials Science
Spintronics

Background:

Multifunctional hardware is crucial for replicating biological neural systems in neuromorphic computing.
Integrating ionic and spintronic technologies enables novel modulation of artificial synapses.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate magneto-ionic devices as tunable synaptic elements.
To investigate the effect of magnetic fields on synaptic depression linearity.

Main Methods:

Fabrication and characterization of magneto-ionic devices.
Application of external magnetic fields to modulate synaptic behavior.
Neural network simulations to assess learning accuracy.

Main Results:

Magneto-ionic devices exhibit tunable synaptic depression linearity controlled by magnetic fields.
Magnetic fields reduce synaptic depression nonlinearity, leading to a more linear response.
Enhanced linearity improves neural network learning accuracy across various learning rates.

Conclusions:

Magneto-ionic devices offer a promising platform for tunable synaptic elements in neuromorphic hardware.
Magnetic field-induced linearity enhancement provides a novel neuromodulation mechanism.
The observed improvements in learning accuracy are robust and retained post-magnetic field application.