An optoelectrochemical synapse based on a single-component n-type mixed conductor

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Publicat a:	Nature Communications vol. 16, no. 1 (2025), p. 1615
Publicat:	Nature Publishing Group
Matèries:	Visual tasks Polymers Visual perception Transistors Visual discrimination learning Information systems Mental task performance Electronic equipment Phototransduction Optical memory (data storage) Visual stimuli Aqueous electrolytes Cellular communication Optoelectronic devices Memory Doping Motion perception Nervous system Near infrared radiation Visual system Current modulation Electrochemistry Motion detection Conductors Information processing Synaptic plasticity Polymer films Environmental
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Resum:	Organic mixed ionic-electronic conductors (OMIECs) are materials that can be used to build bio-inspired electronic devices as they emulate ion-based cellular communication through doping with aqueous ionic charges. The integration of charge photogeneration and electrochemical doping processes in the polymer film enables optoelectronic applications that involve synaptic transistors. However, no OMIEC has yet been implemented to create a miniaturized photoactive platform capable of perceiving and processing multi-spectral visual information. Here, we present a materials and device design concept in which an n-type OMIEC film is incorporated into the micron-scale channel of an electrochemical transistor operating directly in an aqueous electrolyte under ambient conditions. The conjugated polymer channel, consisting of a fluorinated bisistain-lactone-bithiazole acceptor, has a current modulated in response to both electrical and optical stimuli, emulating the multimodal function of the visual nervous system. Our optoelectrochemical synapse achieves multilevel conductance states as well as transduction of visual information covering ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared regions of the spectrum – a range beyond that of the human visual system’s perception. The resulting transistor active-matrix array is capable of adaptive sensing, memory, and pre-processing of visual information, demonstrating an efficient optoelectronic neuromorphic system with multi-task learning capability.Wang et al. present a single-component n-type optoelectrochemical synapse that enables current modulation in response to electrical and optical stimuli. This is used for multispectral sensing, synaptic plasticity, memory, image recognition, and motion detection, for bio-inspired optoelectronic applications.
ISSN:	2041-1723
DOI:	10.1038/s41467-025-56814-w
Font:	Health & Medical Collection