Artificial synaptic devices hold great potential in building neuromorphic computers.Due to the unique morphological features,twodimensional organic semiconductors at the monolayer limit show interesting properties whe...Artificial synaptic devices hold great potential in building neuromorphic computers.Due to the unique morphological features,twodimensional organic semiconductors at the monolayer limit show interesting properties when acting as the active layers for organic field-effect transistors.Here,organic synaptic transistors are prepared with 1,4-bis((5’-hexyl-2,2’-bithiophen-5-yl)ethyl)benzene(HTEB)monolayer molecular crystals.Functions similar to biological synapses,including excitatory postsynaptic current(EPSC),pair-pulse facilitation,and short/long-term memory,have been realized.The synaptic device achieves the minimum power consumption of 4.29 fJ at low drain voltage of−0.01 V.Moreover,the HTEB synaptic device exhibits excellent long-term memory with 109 s EPSC estimated retention time.Brain-like functions such as dynamic learning-forgetting process and visual noise reduction are demonstrated by nine devices.The unique morphological features of the monolayer molecular semiconductors help to reveal the device working mechanism,and the synaptic behaviors of the devices can be attributed to oxygen induced energy level.This work shows the potential of artificial neuroelectronic devices based on organic monolayer molecular crystals.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62074111)the Science and Technology Foundation of Shanghai(Nos.19JC1412402 and 20JC1415600)+3 种基金Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project(No.2021SHZDZX0100)Shanghai Municipal Commission of Science and Technology Project(No.19511132101)the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Hundred Talents Plan),the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded project(No.2019M660807)the support of the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
文摘Artificial synaptic devices hold great potential in building neuromorphic computers.Due to the unique morphological features,twodimensional organic semiconductors at the monolayer limit show interesting properties when acting as the active layers for organic field-effect transistors.Here,organic synaptic transistors are prepared with 1,4-bis((5’-hexyl-2,2’-bithiophen-5-yl)ethyl)benzene(HTEB)monolayer molecular crystals.Functions similar to biological synapses,including excitatory postsynaptic current(EPSC),pair-pulse facilitation,and short/long-term memory,have been realized.The synaptic device achieves the minimum power consumption of 4.29 fJ at low drain voltage of−0.01 V.Moreover,the HTEB synaptic device exhibits excellent long-term memory with 109 s EPSC estimated retention time.Brain-like functions such as dynamic learning-forgetting process and visual noise reduction are demonstrated by nine devices.The unique morphological features of the monolayer molecular semiconductors help to reveal the device working mechanism,and the synaptic behaviors of the devices can be attributed to oxygen induced energy level.This work shows the potential of artificial neuroelectronic devices based on organic monolayer molecular crystals.
