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Non-volatile optical memory in vertical van der Waals heterostructures

Siyu Zhou1, 2, 3 and Bo Peng1, 2, 3,

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 Corresponding author: Bo Peng, Email: bo_peng@uestc.edu.cn

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Abstract: Emulating synaptic plasticity in an artificial neural network is crucial to mimic the basic functions of the human brain. In this work, we report a new optoelectronic resistive random access memory (ORRAM) in a three-layer vertical heterostructure of graphene/CdSe quantum dots (QDs)/graphene, which shows non-volatile multi-level optical memory under optical stimuli, giving rise to light-tunable synaptic behaviors. The optical non-volatile storage time is up to ~450 s. The device realizes the function of multi-level optical storage through the interlayer changes between graphene and QDs. This work highlights the feasibility for applying two-dimensional (2D) materials in ORRAM and optoelectronic synaptic devices towards artificial vision.

Key words: ORRAMheterostructuresynaptic devices



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Fig. 1.  (Color online) Device schematic. (a) Device with three-layer structure of graphene/CdSe QDs/graphene, silver as the electrodes on each graphene. (b) Circuit connection diagram of the devices.

Fig. 2.  (Color online) (a) Illumination time dependence of output current of a conventional commercial Si photodetector (blue) and our ORRAM synaptic device (red). (b) The non-volatile optical storage characteristic of the ORRAM device. A laser pulse of 637 nm with 0.2 mW/cm2 is used to write; a 0.5 V bias is applied to read. The pulse width is 3 s. (c) The absorption and photoluminescence spectra of CdSe QDs. (d) Under the light illumination at 980 and 637 nm, the relative increase of Ids of the device under three laser pulses respectively. Under 637 nm excitation, the photocurrent significantly increase, even the bias is halved.

Fig. 3.  (Color online) (a) Band offset of Ag, graphene and CdSe QDs. (b) Energy band alignment of graphene and CdSe QDs in the heterojunctions. (c) The gate voltage dependence of Ids under bias of 1 V. (d) Schematic of electrons migration, accumulation and tunneling.

Fig. 4.  (Color online) (a–c) The multi-level resistance states of the ORRAM device under different laser power and bias voltages. (d) Corresponding 2D mapping of ΔIds as a function of bias voltages and laser power.

Fig. 5.  (Color online) Storage state retention time of the device with bias of 1 V.

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[2]
Indiveri G, Liu S C. Memory and information processing in neuromorphic systems. Proc IEEE, 2015, 103(8), 1379 doi: 10.1109/JPROC.2015.2444094
[3]
Cho S, Tan S H, Li Z, et al. SiGe epitaxial memory for neuromorphic computing with reproducible high performance based on engineered dislocations. Nat Mater, 2018, 17(4), 335 doi: 10.1038/s41563-017-0001-5
[4]
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[7]
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[8]
Jo S H, Chang T, Ebong I, et al. Nanoscale memristor device as synapse in neuromorphic systems. Nano Lett, 2010, 10(4), 1297 doi: 10.1021/nl904092h
[9]
Li C, Hu M, Li Y, et al. Analogue signal and image processing with large memristor crossbars. Nat Electron, 2017, 1(1), 52 doi: 10.1038/s41928-017-0002-z
[10]
Zhu D, Li Y, Shen W, et al. Resistive random access memory and its applications in storage and nonvolatile logic. J Semicond, 2017, 38(7), 071002 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/38/7/071002
[11]
Zhou F, Zhou Z, Chen J, et al. Optoelectronic resistive random access memory for neuromorphic vision sensors. Nat Nanotechnol, 2019, 14(8), 776 doi: 10.1038/s41565-019-0501-3
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[15]
Yu W, Liu Y, Zhou H, et al. Highly efficient gate-tunable photocurrent generation in vertical heterostructures of layered materials. Nat Nanotech, 2013, 8(12), 952 doi: 10.1038/nnano.2013.219
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Chen S, Lou Z, Chen D, et al. An artificial flexible visual memory system based on an UV-motivated memristor. Adv Mater, 2018, 30(7), 1705400 doi: 10.1002/adma.201705400
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Zhang Y C, Shao Y Y, Lu X B, et al. Defect states and charge trapping characteristics of HfO2 films for high performance nonvolatile memory applications. Appl Phys Lett, 2014, 105(17), 113 doi: 10.1063/1.4900745
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Cho K, Kim T Y, Park W, et al. Gate-bias stress-dependent photoconductive characteristics of multi-layer MoS2, field-effect transistors. Nanotechnology, 2014, 25(15), 155201 doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/15/155201
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Lee J, Pak S, Lee Y W, et al. Monolayer optical memory cells based on artificial trap-mediated charge storage and release. Nat Commun, 2017, 8, 14734 doi: 10.1038/ncomms14734
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      • Received Date: 2020-01-18
      • Revised Date: 2020-03-30
      • Published Date: 2020-07-01

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