• PhotoniX
  • Vol. 4, Issue 1, 4 (2023)
Runze Li1、2、†, Yibo Dong1、2、†, Fengsong Qian3, Yiyang Xie3, Xi Chen1、2、*, Qiming Zhang1、2, Zengji Yue1、2、**, and Min Gu1、2、***
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Photonic Chips, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
  • 2Centre for Artificial-Intelligence Nanophotonics, School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Technology Beijing, China
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    DOI: 10.1186/s43074-023-00082-8 Cite this Article
    Runze Li, Yibo Dong, Fengsong Qian, Yiyang Xie, Xi Chen, Qiming Zhang, Zengji Yue, Min Gu. CsPbBr3/graphene nanowall artificial optoelectronic synapses for controllable perceptual learning[J]. PhotoniX, 2023, 4(1): 4 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The rapid development of neuromorphic computing has stimulated extensive research interest in artificial synapses. Optoelectronic artificial synapses using laser beams as stimulus signals have the advantages of broadband, fast response, and low crosstalk. However, the optoelectronic synapses usually exhibit short memory duration due to the low lifetime of the photo-generated carriers. It greatly limits the mimicking of human perceptual learning, which is a common phenomenon in sensory interactions with the environment and practices of specific sensory tasks. Herein, a heterostructure optoelectronic synapse based on graphene nanowalls and CsPbBr3 quantum dots was fabricated. The graphene/CsPbBr3 heterojunction and the natural middle energy band in graphene nanowalls extend the carrier lifetime. Therefore, a long half-life period of photocurrent decay - 35.59 s has been achieved. Moreover, the long-term optoelectronic response can be controlled by the adjustment of numbers, powers, wavelengths, and frequencies of the laser pulses. Next, an artificial neural network consisting of a 28 × 28 synaptic array was established. It can be used to mimic a typical characteristic of human perceptual learning that the ability of sensory systems is enhanced through a learning experience. The learning behavior of image recognition can be tuned based on the photocurrent response control. The accuracy of image recognition keeps above 80% even under a low-frequency learning process. We also verify that less time is required to regain the lost sensory ability that has been previously learned. This approach paves the way toward high-performance intelligent devices with controllable learning of visual perception.
    Runze Li, Yibo Dong, Fengsong Qian, Yiyang Xie, Xi Chen, Qiming Zhang, Zengji Yue, Min Gu. CsPbBr3/graphene nanowall artificial optoelectronic synapses for controllable perceptual learning[J]. PhotoniX, 2023, 4(1): 4
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