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

Min Zhou; Yukun Zhao; Xiushuo Gu; Qianyi Zhang; Jianya Zhang; Min Jiang; Shulong Lu

doi:10.1364/PRJ.487936

Photonics Research, Volume. 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、*

Author Affiliations

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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Category: Optoelectronics

Received: Mar. 10, 2023

Accepted: Jul. 30, 2023

Published Online: Sep. 27, 2023

The Author Email: Yukun Zhao (ykzhao2017@sinano.ac.cn), Shulong Lu (sllu2008@sinano.ac.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.487936

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