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Artificial Neuron and Synapse Realized in an Antiferromagnet/Ferromagnet Heterostructure Using Dynamics of Spin–Orbit Torque Switching
Authors:Aleksandr Kurenkov  Samik DuttaGupta  Chaoliang Zhang  Shunsuke Fukami  Yoshihiko Horio  Hideo Ohno
Abstract:Efficient information processing in the human brain is achieved by dynamics of neurons and synapses, motivating effective implementation of artificial spiking neural networks. Here, the dynamics of spin–orbit torque switching in antiferromagnet/ferromagnet heterostructures is studied to show the capability of the material system to form artificial neurons and synapses for asynchronous spiking neural networks. The magnetization switching, driven by a single current pulse or trains of pulses, is examined as a function of the pulse width (1 s to 1 ns), amplitude, number, and pulse‐to‐pulse interval. Based on this dynamics and the unique ability of the system to exhibit binary or analog behavior depending on the device size, key functionalities of a synapse (spike‐timing‐dependent plasticity) and a neuron (leaky integrate‐and‐fire) are reproduced in the same material and on the basis of the same working principle. These results open a way toward spintronics‐based neuromorphic hardware that executes cognitive tasks with the efficiency of the human brain.
Keywords:antiferromagnets  neural networks  neurons  spintronics  synapses
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