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ArticleNature communications2024

A stochastic encoder using point defects in two-dimensional materials.

Harikrishnan Ravichandran, Theresia Knobloch, Shiva Subbulakshmi Radhakrishnan, Christoph Wilhelmer, Sergei P Stepanoff, Bernhard Stampfer, Subir Ghosh, Aaryan Oberoi, Dominic Waldhoer, Chen Chen and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Harikrishnan RavichandranEngineering Science and Mechanics, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-2230-370X
Theresia KnoblochInstitute for Microelectronics (TU Wien), Gusshausstrasse 27-29, 1040, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5156-9510
Shiva Subbulakshmi RadhakrishnanEngineering Science and Mechanics, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1136-7425
Christoph WilhelmerInstitute for Microelectronics (TU Wien), Gusshausstrasse 27-29, 1040, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9996-2589
Sergei P StepanoffMaterials Science and Engineering, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
Bernhard StampferInstitute for Microelectronics (TU Wien), Gusshausstrasse 27-29, 1040, Vienna, Austria.
Subir GhoshEngineering Science and Mechanics, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0883-4478
Aaryan OberoiEngineering Science and Mechanics, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1001-2198
Dominic WaldhoerInstitute for Microelectronics (TU Wien), Gusshausstrasse 27-29, 1040, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8631-5681
Chen Chen2D Crystal Consortium Materials Innovation Platform, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
Joan M RedwingMaterials Science and Engineering, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7906-452X
Douglas E WolfeEngineering Science and Mechanics, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-5090-0290
Tibor GrasserInstitute for Microelectronics (TU Wien), Gusshausstrasse 27-29, 1040, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6536-2238
Saptarshi DasEngineering Science and Mechanics, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA. sud70@psu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0188-945X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While defects are undesirable for the reliability of electronic devices, particularly in scaled microelectronics, they have proven beneficial in numerous quantum and energy-harvesting applications. However, their potential for new computational paradigms, such as neuromorphic and brain-inspired computing, remains largely untapped. In this study, we harness defects in aggressively scaled field-effect transistors based on two-dimensional semiconductors to accelerate a stochastic inference engine that offers remarkable noise resilience. We use atomistic imaging, density functional theory calculations, device modeling, and low-temperature transport experiments to offer comprehensive insight into point defects in WSe

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PMCPMC11618794

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