Neuromorphic Computing Using Synaptic Plasticity of Supercapacitors

Abstract Neuromorphic computing systems convert multimodal signals to electrical responses for artificial intelligence recognition. Energy is consumed during both the response enhancement and depression, making the systems suffer from high energy consumption. This study presents a neuromorphic compu...

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Main Authors: Ling Wang, Xing Liu, Guangcai Zhang, Fuxun Qi, Xi Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-05-01
Series:Advanced Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202500521
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Summary:Abstract Neuromorphic computing systems convert multimodal signals to electrical responses for artificial intelligence recognition. Energy is consumed during both the response enhancement and depression, making the systems suffer from high energy consumption. This study presents a neuromorphic computing pathway based on supercapacitors. MXene Ti₃C₂Tx supercapacitors are fabricated and convert current stimuli to voltage responses. The response enhancement and depression are tunable through adjusting charging and discharging current stimuli, thus exhibiting synaptic plasticity. Typical synaptic behaviors are demonstrated, including short‐term memory, long‐term memory, paired‐pulse facilitation, and learning experience. Next, the voltage responses are used to recognize Braille numbers represented by 3 × 4 arrays. A charging/discharging current pulse train representing each Braille array is applied to the supercapacitor. The voltage responses are collected and converted to 12‐pixel greyscale images. Once the images representing Braille numbers 0–9 are input into artificial neural networks and deep diffraction neural networks, 100% accuracy can be achieved for recognizing the ten numbers. Because energy is stored during response enhancement in the supercapacitor and released once the response declines, this research demonstrates the potential applications of energy storage devices in neuromorphic computing, providing an innovative way to develop energy‐efficient brain‐like computing systems.
ISSN:2198-3844