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Polarization Engineering in Vinylene-Linked COFs Toward Efficient Neuromorphic Computing.
Hao Wang1, Lei Zhao1, Haoyuan Yao1
1Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
Advanced Science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
|July 14, 2026
Summary
This study enhances covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for memristor devices by engineering polarization. This improves electron mobility and enables high-performance neuromorphic computing applications like speech emotion recognition.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Organic Electronics
- Nanotechnology
Background:
- Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are promising for memristors but suffer from low electron mobility.
- Existing COF designs require optimization for efficient electron transfer and switching.
Purpose of the Study:
- To engineer polarization in vinylene-linked COFs to enhance their performance in memristor devices.
- To investigate the impact of polarization engineering on electron delocalization and device functionality.
Main Methods:
- Implemented a conformation-locking strategy to enhance N+ polarization in COFs.
- Investigated the effect of pyridine nitrogen nuclei and interlayer stacking on ion polarization.
- Fabricated and characterized Al/COF-DIBPY/Au memristor devices.
Main Results:
- Polarization engineering reduced the Schottky barrier and improved electron transfer.
- The memristor achieved a high analog on-off current ratio of 15.7 at 0.5 V.
- The device demonstrated 95% accuracy in speech emotion recognition tasks when integrated with a CNN.
Conclusions:
- Polarization-modulated COFs offer a pathway to high-efficiency neuromorphic computing.
- The developed strategy enhances electron delocalization and device performance.
- These findings pave the way for advanced organic memristor applications.
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