Advanced Fiber Materials, Volume. 6, Issue 2, 00356(2024)

Flexible DPPT-TT/PEO Fiber-Exploiting Electro-optical Synaptic Transistor for Artificial Withdrawal Reflex Arc

Shangda Qu1...2,†, Jiaqi Liu1,2,†, Jiahe Hu1,2, Lin Sun1,2, and Wentao Xu12,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Tianjin, Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Thin Film Photoelectronic Technology of Ministry of Education, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
  • 2Shenzhen Research Institute of Nankai University, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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    An artificial withdrawal reflex arc that can realize neuromorphic tactile perception, neural coding, information processing, and real-time responses was fabricated at the device level without dependence on algorithms. As an extended application, the artificial reflex arc was used to perform an object-lifting task based on tactile commands, and it can easily lift a 200-g weight. A fiber-exploiting electro-optical synaptic transistor (FEST) was fabricated to emulate synaptic plasticity modulated by electrical or optical spikes. Due to an ultrahigh spike duration-dependent plasticity index (~ 12,651%), the FEST was applied in electro-optical encrypted communication tasks and effectively increased signal recognition accuracy. In addition, the FEST has excellent bending resistance (bending radii = 0.6–1.4 cm, bending cycles > 2000) and stable illumination responses for a wide range of incident angles (0°–360°), demonstrating its potential applicability in wearable electronics. This work presents new design strategies for complete artificial reflex arcs and wearable neuromorphic devices, which may have applications in bioinspired artificial intelligence, human–machine interaction, and neuroprosthetics.

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    Shangda Qu, Jiaqi Liu, Jiahe Hu, Lin Sun, Wentao Xu. Flexible DPPT-TT/PEO Fiber-Exploiting Electro-optical Synaptic Transistor for Artificial Withdrawal Reflex Arc[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2024, 6(2): 00356

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Sep. 5, 2023

    Accepted: Dec. 6, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 5, 2024

    The Author Email: Xu Wentao (wentao@nankai.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s42765-023-00356-7

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