eprintid: 10199331 rev_number: 7 eprint_status: archive userid: 699 dir: disk0/10/19/93/31 datestamp: 2024-11-01 12:50:19 lastmod: 2024-11-01 12:50:19 status_changed: 2024-11-01 12:50:19 type: article metadata_visibility: show sword_depositor: 699 creators_name: Chen, Yue creators_name: Zhang, Weijian creators_name: Lu, Yuezhen creators_name: Chen, Minzhen creators_name: Chen, Jing creators_name: Lu, Hongyi creators_name: Niu, Yubiao creators_name: Zhao, Guiying creators_name: Tao, Jianming creators_name: Li, Jiaxin creators_name: Lin, Yingbin creators_name: Kolosov, Oleg creators_name: Huang, Zhigao title: Inhibiting the current spikes within the channel layer of LiCoO2-based three-terminal synaptic transistors ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B04 divisions: F46 keywords: FILMS, Physical Sciences, Physics, Physics, Applied, Science & Technology note: This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: Synaptic transistors, which emulate the behavior of biological synapses, play a vital role in information processing and storage in neuromorphic systems. However, the occurrence of excessive current spikes during the updating of synaptic weight poses challenges to the stability, accuracy, and power consumption of synaptic transistors. In this work, we experimentally investigate the main factors for the generation of current spikes in the three-terminal synaptic transistors that use LiCoO2 (LCO), a mixed ionic-electronic conductor, as the channel layer. Kelvin probe force microscopy and impedance testing results reveal that ion migration and adsorption at the drain-source-channel interface cause the current spikes that compromise the device's performance. By controlling the crystal orientation of the LCO channel layer to impede the in-plane migration of lithium ions, we show that the LCO channel layer with the (104) preferred orientation can effectively suppress both the peak current and power consumption in the synaptic transistors. Our study provides a unique insight into controlling the crystallographic orientation for the design of high-speed, high-robustness, and low-power consumption nano-memristor devices. date: 2024-12 date_type: published publisher: American Institute of Physics official_url: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0200811 full_text_type: pub language: eng verified: verified_manual elements_id: 2330978 doi: 10.1063/5.0200811 lyricists_name: Lu, Yuezhen lyricists_id: YLULX17 actors_name: Flynn, Bernadette actors_id: BFFLY94 actors_role: owner funding_acknowledgements: 62474041 [Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province10.13039/501100003392]; 52403294 [Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province10.13039/501100003392]; 22179020 [Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province10.13039/501100003392]; 2023J01521 [National Natural Science Foundation of China]; 2023XQ010 [Science Foundation of the Fujian Province]; EP/V00767X/1 [Key research and industrialization projects of technological innovation in Fujian Province]; CSC-202108890030 [EPSRC]; [Chinese Scholarship Commission] full_text_status: restricted publication: Applied Physics Reviews volume: 11 number: 4 article_number: 041407 pages: 9 issn: 1931-9401 citation: Chen, Yue; Zhang, Weijian; Lu, Yuezhen; Chen, Minzhen; Chen, Jing; Lu, Hongyi; Niu, Yubiao; ... Huang, Zhigao; + view all <#> Chen, Yue; Zhang, Weijian; Lu, Yuezhen; Chen, Minzhen; Chen, Jing; Lu, Hongyi; Niu, Yubiao; Zhao, Guiying; Tao, Jianming; Li, Jiaxin; Lin, Yingbin; Kolosov, Oleg; Huang, Zhigao; - view fewer <#> (2024) Inhibiting the current spikes within the channel layer of LiCoO2-based three-terminal synaptic transistors. Applied Physics Reviews , 11 (4) , Article 041407. 10.1063/5.0200811 <https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0200811>. document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10199331/1/041407_1_5.0200811.pdf