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Nanoscale. 2015 Oct 28;7(40):16880-9. doi: 10.1039/c5nr02891d.

Frequency-dependent learning achieved using semiconducting polymer/electrolyte composite cells.

Nanoscale

W S Dong, F Zeng, S H Lu, A Liu, X J Li, F Pan

Affiliations

  1. Laboratory of Advanced Materials (MOE), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China. [email protected].

PMID: 26412715 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr02891d

Abstract

Frequency-dependent learning has been achieved using semiconducting polymer/electrolyte composite cells. The cells composed of polymer/electrolyte double layers realized the conventional spike-rate-dependent plasticity (SRDP) learning model. These cells responded to depression upon low-frequency stimulation and to potentiation upon high-frequency stimulation and presented long-term memory. The transition threshold θm from depression to potentiation varied depending on the previous stimulations. A nanostructure resembling a bio-synapse in its transport passages was demonstrated and a random channel model was proposed to describe the ionic kinetics at the polymer/electrolyte interface during and after stimulations with various frequencies, accounting for the observed SRDP.

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