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Vol. 11, Issue 10, 1667 (2023)

Light-stimulated low-power artificial synapse based on a single GaN nanowire for neuromorphic computing | Editors' Pick

Min Zhou^1、2、†, Yukun Zhao^{1、2、4、†,*}, Xiushuo Gu¹, Qianyi Zhang¹, Jianya Zhang³, Min Jiang^1、2, and Shulong Lu^{1、2、5、*}

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¹Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou 215123, China

²School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

³Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China

⁴e-mail: ykzhao2017@sinano.ac.cn

⁵e-mail: sllu2008@sinano.ac.cn

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Min Zhou, Yukun Zhao, Xiushuo Gu, Qianyi Zhang, Jianya Zhang, Min Jiang, Shulong Lu. Light-stimulated low-power artificial synapse based on a single GaN nanowire for neuromorphic computing[J]. Photonics Research, 2023, 11(10): 1667 Copy Citation Text

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