21st Century Nanoscience – A Handbook

11Neuromorphic Nanoelectronics

Jessamyn A. Fairfield

National University of Ireland Galway

11.1   Nanoscale Memristance

11.2   Neuromorphic Computing

11.3   Thin Films and 2D Materials

11.4   Nanoparticles

11.5   Networks of Neuromorphic Devices

11.6   Conclusion

Acknowledgment

References

The nanoscale is where quantum effects emerge in the measurable behavior of materials, leading to exciting opportunities for electronic devices, as well as new challenges in material sensitivity and reliability. For example, quantum dots possess unique size-dependent optical properties that stem from quantum confinement of charge carriers; however, this same confinement leads to poor conduction through films of quantum dots, and the high number of surface trap ...