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Neuromorphic nanocluster networks: Critical role of the substrate in nano-link formation
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WENKAI WU
Nano Research, Volume: 16
Swansea University Authors:
Wenkai Wu, Theodore Pavloudis, Richard Palmer , WENKAI WU
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DOI (Published version): 10.1007/s12274-023-5744-5
Abstract
Atomic cluster-based networks represent a promising architecture for the realization of neuromorphic computing systems, which may overcome some of the limitations of the current computing paradigm. The formation and breakage of links between the clusters are of utmost importance for the functioning...
| Published in: | Nano Research |
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| ISSN: | 1998-0124 1998-0000 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63209 |
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Atomic cluster-based networks represent a promising architecture for the realization of neuromorphic computing systems, which may overcome some of the limitations of the current computing paradigm. The formation and breakage of links between the clusters are of utmost importance for the functioning of these computing systems. This paper reports the results of molecular dynamics simulations of synapse (bridge) formation at elevated temperature and thermal breaking processes between 2.8 nm-sized Au1415 clusters deposited on a carbon substrate, a model system. Crucially, we find that the bridge formation process is driven by the diffusion of gold atoms along the substrate, no matter how small the gap between the clusters themselves. The complementary simulations of the bridge breaking process reveal the existence of a threshold bias voltage to activate bridge rupture via Joule heating. These results provide an atomistic-level understanding of the fundamental dynamical processes occurring in neuromorphic cluster arrays. |
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| Keywords: |
Atomic-switch network, nanoclusters, nanoparticles, clusters on surfaces, synapse, neuromorphics, molecular dynamics. |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |