Abstract
Neural networks based on low-power artificial synapses can significantly reduce energy consumption, which is of great importance in today's era of artificial intelligence. Two-dimensional (2D) material-based floating-gate transistors (FGTs) have emerged as compelling candidates for simulating artificial synapses owing to their multilevel and nonvolatile data storage capabilities. However, the low erasing/programming speed of FGTs renders them unsuitable for low-energy-consumption artificial synapses, thereby limiting their potential in high-energy-efficient neuromorphic computing. Here, we introduce a FGT-inspired MoS2/Trap/PZT heterostructure-based polarized tunneling transistor (PTT) with a simple fabrication process and significantly enhanced erasing/programming speed. Distinct from the FGT, the PTT lacks a tunnel layer, leading to a marked improvement in its erasing/programming speed. The PTT's highest erasing/programming (operation) speed can reach ∼20 ns, which outperforms the performance of most FGTs based on 2D heterostructures. Furthermore, the PTT has been utilized as an artificial synapse, and its weight-update energy consumption can be as low as 0.0002 femtojoule (fJ), which benefits from the PTT's ultrahigh operation speed. Additionally, PTT-based artificial synapses have been employed in constructing artificial neural network simulations, achieving facial-recognition accuracy (95%). This groundbreaking work makes it possible for fabricating future high-energy-efficient neuromorphic transistors utilizing 2D materials.
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