About this Abstract | 
  
   
    | Meeting | 
    2024 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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    | Symposium 
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    Functional Nanomaterials 2024
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    | Presentation Title | 
    Photoactive Nanocomposites-emulated Neuromorphic Intelligence | 
  
   
    | Author(s) | 
    Jae Gwang Kim, Ruochen  Liu, Jingjing(Jenny)  Qiu, Shiren  Wang | 
  
   
    | On-Site Speaker (Planned) | 
    Shiren  Wang | 
  
   
    | Abstract Scope | 
    
ZnO nanoparticles-filled polyvinylpyrrolidone composite is designed to emulate the brain associative learning behavior through stimulus-responsive resistivity switching. Photoactive ZnO nanoparticles were used to emulate the volume transmission mechanisms, and diffused Ag+ ions were to simulate the wire transmission in neuroscience. The artificial synapses of Ag/ZnO-PVP/ITO were further assembled to a 5x5 crossbar, demonstrating fast (1 s) and reliable memory operation with a long-time(1-day) association of electrical and optical signals. This cross-bar array was further to emulate neuromorphic associative computing and image recognition, showing a high accuracy of 92%. Even in the data-sparse condition, image recognition accuracy was still as high as 82%, much higher than that of the conventional artificial neural networks(71%). The emulation of the brain neuromorphic learning process through hierarchical materials and structures suggests a new way for size, weight, and power (SWaP)-efficient neuromorphic intelligence. | 
  
   
    | Proceedings Inclusion? | 
    Planned:  | 
  
 
    | Keywords | 
    Nanotechnology, Composites, Machine Learning |