Ferroelectric-Based Optoelectronic Synapses for Visual Perception: From Materials to Systems

More than 70% of the information humans acquire from the external environment is derived through the visual system, where photosensitive function plays a pivotal role in the biological perception system. With the rapid development of artificial intelligence and robotics technology, achieving human-l...

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Main Authors: Yuqing Hu, Yixin Zhu, Xinli Chen, Qing Wan
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-06-01
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description More than 70% of the information humans acquire from the external environment is derived through the visual system, where photosensitive function plays a pivotal role in the biological perception system. With the rapid development of artificial intelligence and robotics technology, achieving human-like visual perception has attracted a great amount of attention. The neuromorphic visual perception system provides a novel solution for achieving efficient and low-power visual information processing by simulating the working principle of the biological visual system. In recent years, ferroelectric materials have shown broad application prospects in the field of neuromorphic visual perception due to their unique spontaneous polarization characteristics and non-volatile response behavior under external field regulation. Especially in achieving tunable retinal neural synapses, visual information storage processing, and constructing dynamic visual sensing, ferroelectric materials have shown unique performance advantages. In this review, recent progress in neuromorphic visual perception based on ferroelectric materials is discussed, elaborating in detail on device structure, material systems, and applications, and exploring the potential future development trends and challenges faced in this field.
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spelling doaj-art-8bb1d0b492bf4d38a441fdcc6824fce02025-08-20T02:23:09ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912025-06-01151186310.3390/nano15110863Ferroelectric-Based Optoelectronic Synapses for Visual Perception: From Materials to SystemsYuqing Hu0Yixin Zhu1Xinli Chen2Qing Wan3Yongjiang Laboratory, Functional Materials and Devices Heterogeneous Integration Research Center, Ningbo 315201, ChinaYongjiang Laboratory, Functional Materials and Devices Heterogeneous Integration Research Center, Ningbo 315201, ChinaYongjiang Laboratory, Functional Materials and Devices Heterogeneous Integration Research Center, Ningbo 315201, ChinaYongjiang Laboratory, Functional Materials and Devices Heterogeneous Integration Research Center, Ningbo 315201, ChinaMore than 70% of the information humans acquire from the external environment is derived through the visual system, where photosensitive function plays a pivotal role in the biological perception system. With the rapid development of artificial intelligence and robotics technology, achieving human-like visual perception has attracted a great amount of attention. The neuromorphic visual perception system provides a novel solution for achieving efficient and low-power visual information processing by simulating the working principle of the biological visual system. In recent years, ferroelectric materials have shown broad application prospects in the field of neuromorphic visual perception due to their unique spontaneous polarization characteristics and non-volatile response behavior under external field regulation. Especially in achieving tunable retinal neural synapses, visual information storage processing, and constructing dynamic visual sensing, ferroelectric materials have shown unique performance advantages. In this review, recent progress in neuromorphic visual perception based on ferroelectric materials is discussed, elaborating in detail on device structure, material systems, and applications, and exploring the potential future development trends and challenges faced in this field.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/11/863ferroelectricpolarization regulationartificial visual perceptionbionic synapsesneuromorphic computing
spellingShingle Yuqing Hu
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Xinli Chen
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Ferroelectric-Based Optoelectronic Synapses for Visual Perception: From Materials to Systems
Nanomaterials
ferroelectric
polarization regulation
artificial visual perception
bionic synapses
neuromorphic computing
title Ferroelectric-Based Optoelectronic Synapses for Visual Perception: From Materials to Systems
title_full Ferroelectric-Based Optoelectronic Synapses for Visual Perception: From Materials to Systems
title_fullStr Ferroelectric-Based Optoelectronic Synapses for Visual Perception: From Materials to Systems
title_full_unstemmed Ferroelectric-Based Optoelectronic Synapses for Visual Perception: From Materials to Systems
title_short Ferroelectric-Based Optoelectronic Synapses for Visual Perception: From Materials to Systems
title_sort ferroelectric based optoelectronic synapses for visual perception from materials to systems
topic ferroelectric
polarization regulation
artificial visual perception
bionic synapses
neuromorphic computing
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/11/863
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