Smart phosphor with neuromorphic behaviors enabling full-photoluminescent Write and Read for all-optical physical reservoir computing

Abstract The unprecedented growth in information across diverse media drives an urgent need for multifunctional materials and devices beyond conventional electrical paradigms. This work explores all-optical information processing based on photoluminescence functions using smart phosphor. The develop...

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Main Authors: Yifei Zhao, Man Li, Man Chung Wong, Xun Han, Feng Guo, Yuan Liu, Xinyue Lao, Zhaoying Dang, Sin-Yi Pang, Zehan Wu, Shi Ye, Jianhua Hao
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62745-3
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description Abstract The unprecedented growth in information across diverse media drives an urgent need for multifunctional materials and devices beyond conventional electrical paradigms. This work explores all-optical information processing based on photoluminescence functions using smart phosphor. The developed composite phosphor of mixed-halide perovskite embedded macroporous Y2O3:Eu3+ exhibits adaptive photoluminescence variations with neuromorphic characteristics. Theoretical simulations reveal interface-mediated halogen migration processes with progressively evolving energy barriers, underpinning the neuron-like photoluminescence property variations. The system enables full photoluminescence-based Write and Read functionalities for all-optical neuromorphic computing, achieving 4-bit binary sequence discrimination as physical reservoirs. It further demonstrates potential in photoluminescence-based fingerprint authentication with 94.4% accuracy. This work advances smart phosphor as an alternative approach to neuromorphic computing with optical-stimuli and optical-output. It also opens avenues for designing function-oriented phosphor materials with tailored properties for information science and artificial intelligence applications.
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spelling doaj-art-76fd27b61c1144258eabe17451ff962a2025-08-20T03:05:10ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-08-0116111110.1038/s41467-025-62745-3Smart phosphor with neuromorphic behaviors enabling full-photoluminescent Write and Read for all-optical physical reservoir computingYifei Zhao0Man Li1Man Chung Wong2Xun Han3Feng Guo4Yuan Liu5Xinyue Lao6Zhaoying Dang7Sin-Yi Pang8Zehan Wu9Shi Ye10Jianhua Hao11Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityState Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, South China University of TechnologyDepartment of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityDepartment of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityDepartment of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityDepartment of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityDepartment of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityDepartment of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityDepartment of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityDepartment of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityState Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, South China University of TechnologyDepartment of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityAbstract The unprecedented growth in information across diverse media drives an urgent need for multifunctional materials and devices beyond conventional electrical paradigms. This work explores all-optical information processing based on photoluminescence functions using smart phosphor. The developed composite phosphor of mixed-halide perovskite embedded macroporous Y2O3:Eu3+ exhibits adaptive photoluminescence variations with neuromorphic characteristics. Theoretical simulations reveal interface-mediated halogen migration processes with progressively evolving energy barriers, underpinning the neuron-like photoluminescence property variations. The system enables full photoluminescence-based Write and Read functionalities for all-optical neuromorphic computing, achieving 4-bit binary sequence discrimination as physical reservoirs. It further demonstrates potential in photoluminescence-based fingerprint authentication with 94.4% accuracy. This work advances smart phosphor as an alternative approach to neuromorphic computing with optical-stimuli and optical-output. It also opens avenues for designing function-oriented phosphor materials with tailored properties for information science and artificial intelligence applications.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62745-3
spellingShingle Yifei Zhao
Man Li
Man Chung Wong
Xun Han
Feng Guo
Yuan Liu
Xinyue Lao
Zhaoying Dang
Sin-Yi Pang
Zehan Wu
Shi Ye
Jianhua Hao
Smart phosphor with neuromorphic behaviors enabling full-photoluminescent Write and Read for all-optical physical reservoir computing
Nature Communications
title Smart phosphor with neuromorphic behaviors enabling full-photoluminescent Write and Read for all-optical physical reservoir computing
title_full Smart phosphor with neuromorphic behaviors enabling full-photoluminescent Write and Read for all-optical physical reservoir computing
title_fullStr Smart phosphor with neuromorphic behaviors enabling full-photoluminescent Write and Read for all-optical physical reservoir computing
title_full_unstemmed Smart phosphor with neuromorphic behaviors enabling full-photoluminescent Write and Read for all-optical physical reservoir computing
title_short Smart phosphor with neuromorphic behaviors enabling full-photoluminescent Write and Read for all-optical physical reservoir computing
title_sort smart phosphor with neuromorphic behaviors enabling full photoluminescent write and read for all optical physical reservoir computing
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62745-3
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