Issue 16, 2021

Synaptic transistors and neuromorphic systems based on carbon nano-materials

Abstract

Carbon-based materials possessing a nanometer size and unique electrical properties perfectly address the two critical issues of transistors, the low power consumption and scalability, and are considered as a promising material in next-generation synaptic devices. In this review, carbon-based synaptic transistors were systematically summarized. In the carbon nanotube section, the synthesis of carbon nanotubes, purification of carbon nanotubes, the effect of architecture on the device performance and related carbon nanotube-based devices for neuromorphic computing were discussed. In the graphene section, the synthesis of graphene and its derivative, as well as graphene-based devices for neuromorphic computing, was systematically studied. Finally, the current challenges for carbon-based synaptic transistors were discussed.

Graphical abstract: Synaptic transistors and neuromorphic systems based on carbon nano-materials

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
10 Jan 2021
Accepted
18 Mar 2021
First published
19 Mar 2021

Nanoscale, 2021,13, 7498-7522

Synaptic transistors and neuromorphic systems based on carbon nano-materials

C. Du, Y. Ren, Z. Qu, L. Gao, Y. Zhai, S. Han and Y. Zhou, Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 7498 DOI: 10.1039/D1NR00148E

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