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Single-Crystal PZT-Driven Organic Piezo-Phototronic Adaptive Transistors Toward Advanced Spatiotemporal Visual
Chenhao Xu1, Xingyu Cao2, Zewen Li3
1Tianjin Key Laboratory of Film Electronic and Communication Devices, School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, China.
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Integrating event detection and grayscale sensing in a single pixel/transistor enables compact, intelligent, flexible neuromorphic spatiotemporal visual imaging. Memory phototransistors based on organic phase-change semiconductors (OPCSs) are promising due to the high theoretical photo-sensing-storage capacity, excellent conductance linearity/symmetry, and intrinsic flexibility. However, such systems are constrained by low phase-change efficiency (narrow memory window/capacity) arising from weak and poorly controllable organic molecular interactions, restricting complex feature extraction and increasing energy consumption during information perception and processing. Here, we propose a single-crystal PZT-driven piezo-phototronic organic adaptive memory transistor (OAMT) with optimized stress distribution and multi-field control, significantly enhancing molecular conformation transition efficiency under low-power operation. The device achieves a record memory window capacity factor (γ) of ∼0.87 at a subthreshold swing (SS) of 200 mV/decade, with over 90% recognition accuracy from the OAMT device's actual LTP/LTD synaptic functions in neuromorphic simulations. Furthermore, the device's adaptive multistage phase-transition behavior in response to varying UV pulse densities enables stable current changes-transitioning from molecular conformation 2 to mixed conformations (1+2) in the PCS layer-as well as transient current spikes from conformation 2 to 1. The device simulates real-time flight attitude and dynamic grayscale detection via precise spatio-temporal synchronization, showing great potential for advanced visual technology.
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