Citation: | Fang Nie, Jie Wang, Hong Fang, Shuanger Ma, Feiyang Wu, Wenbo Zhao, Shizhan Wei, Yuling Wang, Le Zhao, Shishen Yan, Chen Ge, Limei Zheng. Ultrathin SrTiO3-based oxide memristor with both drift and diffusive dynamics as versatile synaptic emulators for neuromorphic computing[J]. Materials Futures, 2023, 2(3): 035302. doi: 10.1088/2752-5724/ace3dc |
Artificial synapses are electronic devices that simulate important functions of biological synapses, and therefore are the basic components of artificial neural morphological networks for brain-like computing. One of the most important objectives for developing artificial synapses is to simulate the characteristics of biological synapses as much as possible, especially their self-adaptive ability to external stimuli. Here, we have successfully developed an artificial synapse with multiple synaptic functions and highly adaptive characteristics based on a simple SrTiO3/Nb: SrTiO3 heterojunction type memristor. Diverse functions of synaptic learning, such as short-term/long-term plasticity (STP/LTP), transition from STP to LTP, learning–forgetting–relearning behaviors, associative learning and dynamic filtering, are all bio-realistically implemented in a single device. The remarkable synaptic performance is attributed to the fascinating inherent dynamics of oxygen vacancy drift and diffusion, which give rise to the coexistence of volatile- and nonvolatile-type resistive switching. This work reports a multi-functional synaptic emulator with advanced computing capability based on a simple heterostructure, showing great application potential for a compact and low-power neuromorphic computing system.
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