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.
Authors
- Chang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3267-1859)
- Linfeng Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5851-8206)
- Zi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3953-0493)
- Tianze Yu
- Weili Zhen
- Dongliang Yang
- Ning Lin
Institutions
- 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)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small
- Published
- 2026-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202510769
- Primary Topic
- 2D Materials and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00