Issue 5, 2024

A carbon conductive filament-induced robust resistance switching behavior for brain-inspired computing

Abstract

Memristors have revolutionized the path forward for brain-inspired computing. However, the instability of the nucleation process of conductive filaments based on active metal electrodes leads to the discrete distribution of switching parameters, which hinders the realization of high-performance and low-power devices for neuromorphic computing. In response, a carbon conductive filament-induced robust memristor is demonstrated with variation coefficients as low as 3.9%/−1.18%, a threshold power as low as 10−9 W, and 3 × 106 s retention and 107 cycle endurance behaviors can be maintained. The recognition accuracy for Modified National Institute of Standards and Technology (MNIST) handwriting is as high as 96.87%, attributed to the high linearity of the iterative updating of synaptic weights. The demodulation and storage functions of the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) are demonstrated by programmable pulse modulation. Notably, the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images allow the observation of carbon conductive filament paths formed in the low resistance state. First-principles calculations analyze the energetics of defects involved in the diffusion of carbon atoms into MoTe2 films. This work presents a novel guideline for studying memristor-based neuromorphic computing.

Graphical abstract: A carbon conductive filament-induced robust resistance switching behavior for brain-inspired computing

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Oct 2023
Accepted
19 Dec 2023
First published
25 Dec 2023

Mater. Horiz., 2024,11, 1334-1343

A carbon conductive filament-induced robust resistance switching behavior for brain-inspired computing

T. Yu, D. Wang, M. Liu, W. Lei, S. Shafie, M. N. Mohtar, N. Jindapetch, D. van Paphavee and Z. Zhao, Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11, 1334 DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01762A

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