Graphene/F<sub>16</sub>CuPc synaptic transistor for the emulation of multiplexed neurotransmission

Zhipeng Xu; Yao Ni; Mingxin Sun; Yiming Yuan; Ning Wu; Wentao Xu

doi:10.1088/1674-4926/24080035

Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 46, Issue 1, 012603(2025)

Graphene/F₁₆CuPc synaptic transistor for the emulation of multiplexed neurotransmission

Zhipeng Xu^1,2,3, Yao Ni^1,4, Mingxin Sun^1,2,3, Yiming Yuan^1,2,3, Ning Wu^1,2,3, and Wentao Xu^1,2,3、*

¹Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology, Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Tianjin, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Thin Film Photoelectronic Technology of Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China

²Shenzhen Research Institute of Nankai University, Shenzhen 518000, China

³Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China

⁴School of Integrated Circuits, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China

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Zhipeng Xu, Yao Ni, Mingxin Sun, Yiming Yuan, Ning Wu, Wentao Xu. Graphene/F₁₆CuPc synaptic transistor for the emulation of multiplexed neurotransmission[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2025, 46(1): 012603

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Aug. 24, 2024

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Published Online: Mar. 6, 2025

The Author Email: Xu Wentao (WTXu)

DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/24080035

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