• International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing
  • Vol. 6, Issue 3, 32011 (2024)
Xiangde Lin1,2,3, Zhenyu Feng2,3,4, Yao Xiong2, Wenwen Sun1..., Wanchen Yao1, Yichen Wei2,4, Zhong Lin Wang2,5 and Qijun Sun2,6,*|Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Research, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai 201318, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101400,People’s Republic of China
  • 3These authors contributed equally to this work
  • 4Center on Nanoenergy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University,Nanning 530004, People’s Republic of China
  • 5Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0245, United States of America
  • 6Shandong Zhongke Naneng Energy Technology Co., Ltd, Dongying 257061, People’s Republic of China
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    DOI: 10.1088/2631-7990/ad339b Cite this Article
    Xiangde Lin, Zhenyu Feng, Yao Xiong, Wenwen Sun, Wanchen Yao, Yichen Wei, Zhong Lin Wang, Qijun Sun. Piezotronic neuromorphic devices:principle, manufacture, and applications[J]. International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, 2024, 6(3): 32011 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    With the arrival of the era of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, the explosive growth of data has raised higher demands on computer hardware and systems. Neuromorphic techniques inspired by biological nervous systems are expected to be one of the approaches to breaking the von Neumann bottleneck. Piezotronic neuromorphic devices modulate electrical transport characteristics by piezopotential and directly associate external mechanical motion with electrical output signals in an active manner, with the capability to sense/store/process information of external stimuli. In this review, we have presented the piezotronic neuromorphic devices (which are classified into strain-gated piezotronic transistors and piezoelectric nanogenerator-gated field effect transistors based on device structure) and discussed their operating mechanisms and related manufacture techniques. Secondly, we summarized the research progress of piezotronic neuromorphic devices in recent years and provided a detailed discussion on multifunctional applications, including bionic sensing, information storage, logic computing, and electrical/optical artificial synapses. Finally, in the context of future development, challenges, and perspectives, we have discussed how to modulate novel neuromorphic devices with piezotronic effects more effectively. It is believed that the piezotronic neuromorphic devices have great potential for the next generation of interactive sensation/memory/computation to facilitate the development of the Internet of Things, AI, biomedical engineering, etc.
    Xiangde Lin, Zhenyu Feng, Yao Xiong, Wenwen Sun, Wanchen Yao, Yichen Wei, Zhong Lin Wang, Qijun Sun. Piezotronic neuromorphic devices:principle, manufacture, and applications[J]. International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, 2024, 6(3): 32011
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