Simple fabrication of PEDOT: PSS-based microfiber organic electrochemical transistors for neuromorphic memory applications
摘要
PEDOT:PSS is a versatile conducting polymer renowned for high conductivity, flexibility, environmental stability, and biocompatibility, making it ideal for wearable organic transistors. Conventional PEDOT:PSS-based organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) are limited to depletion mode operation, hindering their potential for advanced neuromorphic systems and complementary circuit designs. This study introduces a novel approach using graphene oxide (GO) coating on PEDOT:PSS microfibers (PMFs) fabricated via wet-spinning sol–gel method to enable accumulation mode operation. The GO modification, enriched with oxygen-containing functional groups (–OH, –COOH, and –O–), introduces ion trap states and enhances ionic-electronic coupling through negatively charged surface modulation. Optimal GO concentration (5 mg mL⁻1) achieved μC* of 631.40 F cm⁻1 V⁻1 s⁻1 in accumulation mode with Ion/Ioff of 50.90, significantly outperforming pristine PMF OECTs. The devices demonstrated exceptional mechanical durability, maintaining structural integrity after 1500 bending cycles with minimal resistance change. Moreover, GO-coated PMF OECTs exhibited remarkable synaptic properties including enhanced paired-pulse facilitation (136% vs. 120% for conventional PEDOT:PSS), robust long-term memory retention over 1000 s, and successful associative learning mimicking Pavlovian conditioning. This advancement enables next-generation adaptive neuromorphic electronics and wearable bioelectronic systems with enhanced operational versatility and biomimetic functionality.
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