具有室温神经形态功能的莫伊尔突触晶体管
Xiaodong Yan1, Zhiren Zheng2, Vinod K Sangwan1
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
Nature
|December 20, 2023
概括
研究人员使用非对称的双层石墨烯/六边形化物开发了室温的莫雷突触晶体管. 这一突破为先进的人工智能硬件和神经形态计算应用提供了低功耗,非挥发性电荷注入.
科学领域:
- 凝聚物质物理学
- 材料科学
- 纳米技术
背景情况:
- 莫伊尔量子材料在扭曲的二维异构结构中表现出奇特的电子现象.
- 原子薄的材料提供高静电控制, 有望先进的电子设备.
- 目前的莫雷现象仅限于冷温度, 阻碍了实际应用.
研究的目的:
- 在室温下实验实现和演示moiré突触晶体管的运行.
- 为了利用非对称的电池潜力来实现新的电子功能.
- 实现高效的内存计算和人工智能硬件加速器.
主要方法:
- 制造一个不对称的双层石墨烯/六边形化摩尔异构结构.
- 使用摩尔的潜力来创建电子.
- 在双门装置中使用不对称的门为神经形态函数.
主要成果:
- 实现了低功率 (20 pW) 莫雷突触晶体管的室温运行.
- 通过非对称的摩尔电位控制的歇斯底里,非挥发性电荷载体注入.
- 实现了多种生物现实的神经形态功能,
结论:
- 在室温下有效运行.
- 这项技术为实用,低功耗的神经形态计算和人工智能硬件铺平了道路.
- 不对称的莫雷异构结构是下一代电子设备的有前途的平台.
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