Memlumor: A Luminescent Memory Device for Energy-Efficient Photonic Neuromorphic Computing

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Contributors

  • Alexandr Marunchenko - , Lund University, St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO) (Author)
  • Jitendra Kumar - , Lund University (Author)
  • Alexander Kiligaridis - , Lund University (Author)
  • Dmitry Tatarinov - , St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO) (Author)
  • Anatoly Pushkarev - , St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO) (Author)
  • Yana Vaynzof - , Chair of Emerging Electronic Technologies (gB/IFW and cfaed), Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Ivan G. Scheblykin - , Lund University (Author)

Abstract

Neuromorphic computing promises to transform the current paradigm of traditional computing toward non-von Neumann dynamic energy-efficient problem solving. To realize this, a neuromorphic platform must possess intrinsic complexity reflected in the built-in diversity of its physical operation mechanisms. We propose and demonstrate the concept of a memlumor, an all-photonic device combining memory and a luminophore, and being mathematically a full equivalence of the electrically driven memristor. Using CsPbBr3 perovskites as a material platform, we demonstrate the synergetic coexistence of memory effects within a broad time scale from nanoseconds to minutes and switching energy down to 3.5 fJ. We elucidate the origin of such a complex response to be related to the phenomena of photodoping and photochemistry activated by a tunable light input. When the existence of a history-dependent photoluminescence quantum yield is leveraged in various material platforms, the memlumor device concept will trigger multiple new research directions in both material science and photonics.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2075-2082
Number of pages8
JournalACS energy letters
Volume9
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - 10 May 2024
Peer-reviewedYes