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Title: Low-temperature emergent neuromorphic networks with correlated oxide devices

Abstract

Neuromorphic computing—which aims to mimic the collective and emergent behavior of the brain’s neurons, synapses, axons, and dendrites—offers an intriguing, potentially disruptive solution to society’s ever-growing computational needs. Although much progress has been made in designing circuit elements that mimic the behavior of neurons and synapses, challenges remain in designing networks of elements that feature a collective response behavior. We present simulations of networks of circuits and devices based on superconducting and Mott-insulating oxides that display a multiplicity of emergent states that depend on the spatial configuration of the network. Our proposed network designs are based on experimentally known ways of tuning the properties of these oxides using light ions. We show how neuronal and synaptic behavior can be achieved with arrays of superconducting Josephson junction loops, all within the same device. We also show how a multiplicity of synaptic states could be achieved by designing arrays of devices based on hydrogenated rare earth nickelates. Together, our results demonstrate a research platform that utilizes the collective macroscopic properties of quantum materials to mimic the emergent behavior found in biological systems.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Department of Physics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093,
  2. School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1814870
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1852983
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0019273
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Volume: 118 Journal Issue: 35; Journal ID: ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; neuromorphic computing; strongly correlated systems; hardware neural networks; emergent phenomena

Citation Formats

Goteti, Uday S., Zaluzhnyy, Ivan A., Ramanathan, Shriram, Dynes, Robert C., and Frano, Alex. Low-temperature emergent neuromorphic networks with correlated oxide devices. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1073/pnas.2103934118.
Goteti, Uday S., Zaluzhnyy, Ivan A., Ramanathan, Shriram, Dynes, Robert C., & Frano, Alex. Low-temperature emergent neuromorphic networks with correlated oxide devices. United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2103934118
Goteti, Uday S., Zaluzhnyy, Ivan A., Ramanathan, Shriram, Dynes, Robert C., and Frano, Alex. Wed . "Low-temperature emergent neuromorphic networks with correlated oxide devices". United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2103934118.
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