Jang, Sukjae Jang, Seonghoon Lee, Eun-Hye Kang, Minji Wang, Gunuk Kim, Tae-Wook 2024-01-19T21:02:51Z 2024-01-19T21:02:51Z 2022-01-25 2019-01 1944-8244 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/120504 Ultrathin conformable artificial synapse platforms that can be used as on-body or wearable chips suggest a path to build next-generation, wearable, intelligent electronic systems that can mimic the synaptic operations of the human brain. So far, an artificial synapse architecture with ultimate mechanical flexibility in a freestanding form while maintaining its functionalities with high stability and accuracy on any conformable substrate has not been demonstrated yet. Here, we demonstrate the first ultrathin artificial synapse (similar to 500 nm total thickness) that features freestanding ferroelectric organic neuromorphic transistors (FONTs), which can stand alone without a substrate or an encapsulation layer. Our simple dry peel off process allows integration of the freestanding FONTs with an extremely thin film that is transferable to various conformable substrates. The FONTs exhibit excellent and reliable synaptic functions, which can be modulated by diverse electrical stimuli and relative timing (or temporal order) between the pre- and postsynaptic spikes. Furthermore, the FONTs show sustainable synaptic plasticity even under folded condition (R = 50 mu m, epsilon = 0.48%) for more than 6000 input spikes. Our study suggests that the ultrathin conformable organic artificial synapse platforms are considered as one of key technologies for realization of wearable intelligent electronics in the future. English American Chemical Society Ultrathin Conformable Organic Artificial Synapse for Wearable Intelligent Device Applications Article 10.1021/acsami.8b12092 1 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, v.11, no.1, pp.1071 - 1080 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11 1 1071 1080 N scie scopus 000455561200116 2-s2.0-85059390122 Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Science & Technology - Other Topics Materials Science Article TRANSISTORS PLASTICITY CIRCUITS NETWORK freestanding transistor conformable transistor organic artificial synapse ferroelectric synapse ultrathin artificial synapse