Volatile lateral memristors fabricated from amorphous
SnO2 have exhibited synaptic properties including conductance
modulation
that depended on the number, width, and amplitude of voltage pulses
within a sequence. Similar systematic conductance modulation was achieved
using incident pulsed (UVC) light. By combining light and voltage
pulses, OR/AND logic functions were implemented using single devices.
Measurements performed in either N2 or air suggested that
the device conductance, response, and decay times were affected by
surface water chemisorption. Importantly, the aforementioned device
functions were reliably demonstrated irrespective of this interaction
with the ambient. Finally, simulations were performed to show that
when placed in a suitable array, the measured device characteristics
and responses to optical signals could enable hand-written digit recognition
with accuracy exceeding 90%.
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