2D transition metal dichalcogenides for neuromorphic vision system

Kaoqi Zhou; Jie Jiang; Liming Ding

doi:10.1088/1674-4926/42/9/090203

J. Semicond. > 2021, Volume 42 > Issue 9 > 090203

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2D transition metal dichalcogenides for neuromorphic vision system

Kaoqi Zhou¹, Jie Jiang^1, and Liming Ding^2,

+ Author Affiliations

1. Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
2. Center for Excellence in Nanoscience (CAS), Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication (CAS), National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China

Author Bio:

Kaoqi Zhou received his BS from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2019. He is currently a Master student in Jie Jiang Group at Central South University. His research focuses on 2D materials and oxide-based neuromorphic transistors.

Jie Jiang received his BE and ME in electronic science and technology and PhD in physics from Hunan University in 2007, 2009, and 2012, respectively. He was a postdoc in Nanyang Technological University (2012–2013) and Auburn University (2014–2015), respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor. His research focuses on neuromorphic materials and devices.

Liming Ding got his PhD from University of Science and Technology of China (was a joint student at Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS). He started his research on OSCs and PLEDs in OlleInganäs Lab in 1998. Later on, he worked at National Center for Polymer Research, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Argonne National Lab (USA). He joined Konarka as a Senior Scientist in 2008. In 2010, he joined National Center for Nanoscience and Technology as a full professor. His research focuses on innovative materials and devices. He is RSC Fellow, the nominator for Xplorer Prize, and the Associate Editors for Science Bulletin and Journal of Semiconductors.

Corresponding author: Jie Jiang, jiangjie@csu.edu.cn; Liming Ding, ding@nanoctr.cn

DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/42/9/090203

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[6]	Euler T, Haverkamp S, Schubert T, et al. Retinal bipolar cells: elementary building blocks of vision. Nat Rev Neurosci, 2014, 15, 507 doi: 10.1038/nrn3783
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[8]	Xie D, Wei L, Xie M, et al. Photoelectric visual adaptation based on 0D-CsPbBr₃-quantum-dots/2D-MoS₂ mixed-dimensional heterojunction transistor. Adv Funct Mater, 2021, 31, 2010655 doi: 10.1002/adfm.202010655
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Fig. 1. (Color online) (a) Monolayer structure for transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs). (b) Retinomorphic sensor based on WSe₂/h-BN/Al₂O₃ vdW heterostructure. (c) Retinomorphic sensor array. (d) The energy level diagram for CsPbBr₃/MoS₂ interface under light irradiation. (e) The mathematical mode for corresponding neural algorithms. LD, photo-driving input; ED, electric-driving input; LM, photo-modulation input; EM, electric-modulation input. (f) Schematic of two adjacent neurons connected by a biological synapse. (g) Biological eye model and retina structure. Reproduced with permission^[8], Copyright 2020, John Wiley and Sons. (h) Neuromorphic network for image recognition. (i) Setup for training the classifier and auto encoder.

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[1]	Mennel L, Symonowicz J, Wachter S, et al. Ultrafast machine vision with 2D material neural network image sensors. Nature, 2020, 579, 62 doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2038-x
[2]	Choi C, Leem J, Min S K, et al. Curved neuromorphic image sensor array using a MoS₂-organic heterostructure inspired by the human visual recognition system. Nat Commun, 2020, 11, 5934 doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19806-6
[3]	Chai Y. In-sensor computing for machine vision. Nature, 2020, 579, 32 doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-00592-6
[4]	Wang S, Wang C, Wang P, et al. Networking retinomorphic sensor with memristive crossbar for brain-inspired visual perception. Natl Sci Rev, 2020, 8, naww172 doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwaa172
[5]	Manzeli S, Ovchinnikov D, Pasquier D, et al. 2D transition metal dichalcogenides. Nat Rev Mater, 2017, 2, 17033 doi: 10.1038/natrevmats.2017.33
[6]	Euler T, Haverkamp S, Schubert T, et al. Retinal bipolar cells: elementary building blocks of vision. Nat Rev Neurosci, 2014, 15, 507 doi: 10.1038/nrn3783
[7]	Cheng Y, Shan K, Xu Y, et al. Hardware implementation of photoelectrically modulated dendritic arithmetic and spike-timing-dependent plasticity enabled by an ion-coupling gate-tunable vertical 0D-perovskite/2D-MoS₂ hybrid-dimensional van der Waals heterostructure. Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 21798 doi: 10.1039/D0NR04950F
[8]	Xie D, Wei L, Xie M, et al. Photoelectric visual adaptation based on 0D-CsPbBr₃-quantum-dots/2D-MoS₂ mixed-dimensional heterojunction transistor. Adv Funct Mater, 2021, 31, 2010655 doi: 10.1002/adfm.202010655
[9]	Jiang J, Zou X, Lv Y, et al. Rational design of Al₂O₃/2D-perovskite heterostructure dielectric for high performance MoS₂ phototransistors. Nat Commun, 2020, 11, 4266 doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18100-9
[10]	Chen S, Mahmoodi M R, Shi Y, et al. Wafer-scale integration of two-dimensional materials in high-density memristive crossbar arrays for artificial neural networks. Nat Electron, 2020, 3, 638 doi: 10.1038/s41928-020-00473-w
[11]	Feng G, Jiang J, Zhao Y, et al. A sub-10 nm vertical organic/inorganic hybrid transistor for pain-perceptual and sensitization-regulated nociceptor emulation. Adv Mater, 2020, 32, 1906171 doi: 10.1002/adma.201906171