Analog memristive synapse based on topotactic phase transition for high-performance neuromorphic computing and neural network pruning.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Inspired by the human brain, nonvolatile memories (NVMs)-based neuromorphic computing emerges as a promising paradigm to build power-efficient computing hardware for artificial intelligence. However, existing NVMs still suffer from physically imperfect device characteristics. In this work, a topotactic phase transition random-access memory (TPT-RAM) with a unique diffusive nonvolatile dual mode based on SrCoO <i><sub>x</sub></i> is demonstrated. The reversible phase transition of SrCoO <i><sub>x</sub></i> is well controlled by oxygen ion migrations along the highly ordered oxygen vacancy channels, enabling reproducible analog switching characteristics with reduced variability. Combining density functional theory and kinetic Monte Carlo simulations, the orientation-dependent switching mechanism of TPT-RAM is investigated synergistically. Furthermore, the dual-mode TPT-RAM is used to mimic the selective stabilization of developing synapses and implement neural network pruning, reducing ~84.2% of redundant synapses while improving the image classification accuracy to 99%. Our work points out a new direction to design bioplausible memristive synapses for neuromorphic computing.