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Phase-change devices

Crystal-clear neuronal computing

Nature Nanotechnology volume 11, pages 655–656 (2016)Cite this article

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Induced progressive crystallization in chalcogenide-based materials can be used to closely mimic neuronal functions, opening new paths to neuromorphic computing.

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Figure 1: Schematic of the phase-change neuron proposed by Tuma and colleagues.

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  1. C. David Wright is in the Department of Engineering and the Centre for Graphene Science at the University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK,

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Wright, C. Crystal-clear neuronal computing. Nature Nanotech 11, 655–656 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2016.90

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