Indium oxide nanomesh-based electrolyte-gated synaptic transistors

Abstract

Based on the movement and accumulation of ions in the 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide ([EMIM]DCA) electrolyte under a positive gate bias, the electrical double layer (EDL) was formed between a nanomesh channel and the [EMIM]DCA electrolyte to contribute to the increase in the conductance of the channel. The basic functions of artificial synapses, such as excitatory postsynaptic current (EPSC), paired pulse facilitation (PPF), short-term plasticity (STP), and long-term plasticity (LTP), are realized successfully. Besides, the high-pass filter function was implemented, which shows the application potential of the device in signal processing.

Keywords

• synaptic transistor
• synaptic behavior
• indium oxide
• high-pass filter