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A Fully Printed Flexible MoS2 Memristive Artificial Synapse with Femtojoule Switching Energy

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Article

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Authors

Feng, X 
Li, Y 
Wang, L 
Chen, S 
Yu, ZG 

Abstract

jats:titleAbstract</jats:title>jats:pRealization of memristors capable of storing and processing data on flexible substrates is a key enabling technology toward “system‐on‐plastics”. Recent advancements in printing techniques show enormous potential to overcome the major challenges of the current manufacturing processes that require high temperature and planar topography, which may radically change the system integration approach on flexible substrates. However, fully printed memristors are yet to be successfully demonstrated due to the lack of a robust printable switching medium and a reliable printing process. An aerosol‐jet‐printed Ag/MoSjats:sub2</jats:sub>/Ag memristor is realized in a cross‐bar structure by developing a scalable and low temperature printing technique utilizing a functional molybdenum disulfide (MoSjats:sub2</jats:sub>) ink platform. The fully printed devices exhibit an ultra‐low switching voltage (0.18 V), a high switching ratio (10jats:sup7</jats:sup>), a wide range of tuneable resistance states (10–10jats:sup10</jats:sup> Ω) for multi‐bit data storage, and a low standby power consumption of 1 fW and a switching energy of 4.5 fJ per transition set. Moreover, the MoSjats:sub2</jats:sub> memristor exhibits both volatile and non‐volatile resistive switching behavior by controlling the current compliance levels, which efficiently mimic the short‐term and long‐term plasticity of biological synapses, demonstrating its potential to enable energy‐efficient artificial neuromorphic computing.</jats:p>

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Keywords

artificial synapse, ink formulation, memristor, molybdenum disulfide, printing

Journal Title

Advanced Electronic Materials

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Journal ISSN

2199-160X
2199-160X

Volume Title

5

Publisher

Wiley

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Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L016087/1)
EPSRC (EP/L016087/1), A*STAR Science and Engineering Research Council (Grant No. 152-70-00013, and 152-70-00017), Singapore National Research Foundation’s Returning Singapore Scientist Scheme (Grant No. NRF-RSS2015-003), The National Research Foundation, Prime Minister's Office, Singapore.