Multi‐Bit Floating‐Gate Memory with an Ultrawide Programmable Window

The rapid growth of data-intensive computing and optoelectronic information processing demands memory devices with high density, multilevel programmability, and fast operation. Floating-gate memory has attracted considerable attention due to its reliable charge-storage characteristics, but it is still limited by low storage density, restricted multilevel capability, and the lack of optoelectronic integration. Here, we report a Molybdenum ditelluride/hexagonal boron nitride/multilayer graphene (MoTe<sub>2</sub>/hBN/MLG) van der Waals heterojunction that achieves an ultrawide p-type memory window (∼199.2 V), a high memory window ratio of 90.5%, and an ultrahigh storage density (>10<sup>13</sup> cm<sup>-2</sup>). Our device demonstrates an ultrafast response speed of 50 ns, robust endurance over 10<sup>6</sup> cycles, and reliable data retention projected for 10 years. Under electrical pulse modulation, we achieved multilevel memory exceeding 6 bits and successfully emulated synaptic plasticity. Furthermore, robust negative photoconductance (NPC) enables laser-driven optical modulation with multilevel memory exceeding 7 bits. In addition, we employed a hybrid digital-analog architecture to simulate in-memory computing for CIFAR-10 image classification, achieving an accuracy exceeding 95%, comparable to pure digital implementations. Together, these advances position our device as a promising building block for scalable neuromorphic and optoelectronic information technologies.

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2026-02-27
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https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202510769
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2D Materials and Applications
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Multi‐Bit Floating‐Gate Memory with an Ultrawide Programmable Window

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Multi‐Bit Floating‐Gate Memory with an Ultrawide Programmable Window

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Abstract

The rapid growth of data-intensive computing and optoelectronic information processing demands memory devices with high density, multilevel programmability, and fast operation. Floating-gate memory has attracted considerable attention due to its reliable charge-storage characteristics, but it is still limited by low storage density, restricted multilevel capability, and the lack of optoelectronic integration. Here, we report a Molybdenum ditelluride/hexagonal boron nitride/multilayer graphene (MoTe<sub>2</sub>/hBN/MLG) van der Waals heterojunction that achieves an ultrawide p-type memory window (∼199.2 V), a high memory window ratio of 90.5%, and an ultrahigh storage density (>10<sup>13</sup> cm<sup>-2</sup>). Our device demonstrates an ultrafast response speed of 50 ns, robust endurance over 10<sup>6</sup> cycles, and reliable data retention projected for 10 years. Under electrical pulse modulation, we achieved multilevel memory exceeding 6 bits and successfully emulated synaptic plasticity. Furthermore, robust negative photoconductance (NPC) enables laser-driven optical modulation with multilevel memory exceeding 7 bits. In addition, we employed a hybrid digital-analog architecture to simulate in-memory computing for CIFAR-10 image classification, achieving an accuracy exceeding 95%, comparable to pure digital implementations. Together, these advances position our device as a promising building block for scalable neuromorphic and optoelectronic information technologies.

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Beijing Institute of Technology (CN), Southern University of Science and Technology (CN), Beijing Institute of Optoelectronic Technology (CN), Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences (CN), University of Hong Kong (HK)
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