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  • Nanotechnology
  • Neuro-inspired Computing

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  • Multifunctional photoelectric synapses are key for faster, more integrated chips.
  • Achieving high responsivity and synaptic characteristics simultaneously is challenging due to conflicting mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and prepare wide-spectrum multifunctional synapses with InGaN core-shell nanorods and an ultrathin oxide layer.
  • To overcome the limitations of current photoelectric synapses by enabling wavelength-modulated switching.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of InGaN core-shell nanorods with an ultrathin oxide layer.
  • Characterization using multiple techniques and density functional theory (DFT) calculations.
  • Analysis of carrier relaxation time regulation via introduced trap levels.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated wavelength-tunable switching by modulating incident light wavelength.
  • Achieved wide-spectrum response (visible to infrared) with peak responsivity of 31.47 A/W and ultrafast response time (190/240 µs).
  • Exhibited tunable and stable synaptic plasticity under 365 nm illumination.

Conclusions:

  • The developed InGaN nanorod-based synapses successfully integrate wide-spectrum photodetection and synaptic plasticity.
  • The device's multi-functionality was proven in dual-band encrypted light communication and handwritten digit recognition (89.12% accuracy).