Biosynaptic devices based on chicken egg albumen:graphene quantum dot nanocomposites

Sci Rep. 2020 Jan 27;10(1):1255. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-57966-z.

Abstract

Biosynaptic devices based on chicken egg albumen (CEA):graphene quantum dot (GQD) hybrid nanocomposites were fabricated to achieve stable synaptic behaviors. Current-voltage (I-V) curves for the biosynaptic devices under consecutive negative and positive voltage sweeps showed clockwise pinched hysteresis, which is a critical feature of a biological synapse. The effect of the GQD concentration in the CEA layer on the device performance was studied. The retention time of the biosynaptic devices was relatively constant, maintaining a value above 104 s under ambient conditions. The carrier transport mechanisms of the biosynaptic devices were described and analyzed on the basis of the slopes of the I-V curves and their fittings.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chickens
  • Electric Impedance
  • Electron Transport
  • Electrophysiology / instrumentation
  • Electrophysiology / methods
  • Graphite / chemistry*
  • Nanocomposites / chemistry*
  • Nanotechnology / instrumentation
  • Ovalbumin / chemistry
  • Quantum Dots / chemistry*
  • Static Electricity
  • Synapses / metabolism

Substances

  • Graphite
  • Ovalbumin