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Ionic species programmable synaptic plasticity in multimodal nanofluidic devices.

Miliang Zhang^1,2, Ronghua Lan^1,2, Zhixiao Si²

¹School of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen Polytechnic University, Shenzhen 518055, China.

National Science Review

|March 13, 2026

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Researchers explored ion transport in nanofluidic devices, discovering a concentration-dependent switch between capacitive and inductive hysteresis. This breakthrough enables programmable plasticity and new designs for neuromorphic computing circuits.

Keywords:

artificial synapse nanofluidic capacitor nanofluidic iontronics nanofluidic memristor neuromorphic device

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Area of Science:

Nanofluidics
Ion Transport Phenomena
Neuromorphic Computing

Background:

Nanofluidic devices mimic electronic functions using unique ion transport behaviors like non-linear transport and selectivity.
Understanding the link between ion transport and nanofluidic hysteresis transitions is crucial for system development.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the concentration-dependent transition between capacitive and inductive hysteresis in nanofluidic systems.
To establish a universal mechanism governing ion transport modulation in nanochannels.
To demonstrate programmable plasticity and implement circuit functionalities using nanofluidic devices.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of gold-nanoparticle-stacked nanochannels.
Quantitative analysis of ion transport behavior and hysteresis.
Modulation of ionic species to achieve plasticity.
Implementation of a high-pass filter (HPF) circuit using nanofluidic devices.

Main Results:

Observed a concentration-dependent transition between capacitive and inductive hysteresis.
Identified interionic distance relative to Bjerrum length as the governing factor for this transition.
Achieved unidirectional plasticity (facilitation and depression) by changing ionic species.
Successfully implemented a tunable high-pass filter circuit.

Conclusions:

Established a universal mechanism for ion transport modulation in nanofluidic devices.
Demonstrated programmable plasticity without device reconfiguration.
Paved the way for multifunctional nanofluidic devices and aqueous-phase neuromorphic computing circuits.