在O3/ZnO异质连接薄膜晶体管中,用于高识别精度的神经形态计算和光电子人工突触
Shangheng Sun1, Minghao Zhang1, Jing Bian2
1School of Physics Science, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, People's Republic of China.
Nanotechnology
|June 11, 2024
概括
研究人员开发了一种新的溶液处理的氧化/氧化异质连接晶体管. 该设备在手写数字识别方面表现出高精度,并模拟神经形态计算的感觉神经元.
科学领域:
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 固态物理 固态物理
- 神经形态工程的神经形态工程
背景情况:
- 固体电解质通道晶体管为微电子包装提供了增强的化学稳定性.
- 通常作为通道材料使用的金属氧化物半导体,由于缺陷影响电性能和解决方案可加工性而面临限制.
- 通过解决方案处理实现稳定和可重复的晶体管性能仍然是一个重大挑战.
研究的目的:
- 使用基于解决方案的制造方法开发高效的多功能光电子设备.
- 为了创建一个氧化物/氧化 (In2O3/ZnO) 异质连接结构,以改善晶体管特性.
- 研究这些设备在神经形态应用中的潜力,模仿突触可塑性和神经元行为.
主要方法:
- 使用基于溶液的方法制造In2O3/ZnO异质连接晶体管.
- 加入+兴奋氧化 (ZrOx) 薄膜作为固体电解质来诱导突触可塑性.
- 在卷积神经网络中实现异质连接晶体管,用于手写数字识别和模拟感应神经元.
主要成果:
- In2O3/ZnO异质连接结构呈现能量带曲,导致电子积累和增强晶体管的移动性.
- 该设备在卷积神经网络中表现出高精度 (93%),用于手写数字识别.
- 在突触晶体管内成功模拟了感觉神经元 (nociceptor) 响应.
结论:
- 溶液处理的In2O3/ZnO异质连接晶体管为创建高效光电子设备提供了可行的途径.
- 开发的突触晶体管显示出在神经形态计算中具有成本效益的,三端薄膜应用的前景.
- 这项研究推动了下一代人工智能硬件的材料和设备的开发.
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