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Ionotronic Neuromorphic Devices for Bionic Neural Network Applications
Author(s) -
Yu Fei,
Zhu Li Qiang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
physica status solidi (rrl) – rapid research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1862-6270
pISSN - 1862-6254
DOI - 10.1002/pssr.201800674
Subject(s) - neuromorphic engineering , artificial neural network , computer science , neural engineering , memristor , von neumann architecture , physical neural network , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , engineering , electronic engineering , recurrent neural network , types of artificial neural networks , biology , operating system
The von Neumann bottleneck constrains developments of conventional artificial intelligences (AIs) toward portable, energy efficient, and truly brain‐like systems. Biological synapses connecting neurons deliver neural action potentials by regulating neurotransmitters between presynaptic and postsynaptic membranes. In a similar way, ionotronic transistors and memristors transmit electronic signals through the migration of ionic species in dielectric and resistive switching electrolyte under external electrical field. Thus, utilizing ionotronic devices to emulate synapses and building bionic neural networks opens up a brand‐new path to realize hardware‐based AI. Moreover, it would allow the fabrication of an artificial perception learning system to mimic the human perception system with multi‐sensory learning abilities. This review presents ionotronic devices for neuromorphic engineering applications. The operation mechanisms and brain‐inspired synaptic responses and neural functions are discussed. At last, outlooks for ionotronic devices to construct bionic neural networks are provided.