Photoelectric Visual Adaptation Based on 0D-CsPbBr3-Quantum-Dots/2D-MoS2 Mixed-Dimensional Heterojunction Transistor

Adaptation is the most common and basic feature of living systems, which gives species or individuals a survival advantage. In particular, visual adaptation can enable organisms with a clearer understanding of the real world, thereby avoiding potential harm, which is vital for the life activities of organisms. However, current adaptive devices based on logic circuits are still facing the great challenges for large-scale integration and limited bionic functions. Therefore, the hardware impleofmentation of biological visual adaptability through the emerging photoelectric devices may provide a great opportunity for the bionic systems facing complex environments. Here, a novel adaptive device based on a mixed-dimensional van der Waals heterostructure is fabricated by using a gate-modulated 0D-CsPbBr3-quantum-dots/2D-MoS2 heterostructure. The device has superior electric adaptabilities and excellent optical absorption abilities owing to its special energy-band structure. The key characteristics of biological adaptation, such as accuracy, sensitivity, inactivation, and desensitization behaviors, are successfully emulated in the device based on the unique trapping-detrapping mechanism. Most importantly, with a photoelectric synergy approach, the fascinating visual adaptation function based on an environment-adjustable threshold is finally demonstrated. These results indicate that the proposed device may be very promising for the future applications of artificial visual systems and intelligent bionic robots.

Automated summary

Adaptation is crucial for living systems, especially visual adaptation which helps organisms understand the real world better. Current adaptive devices face challenges, but utilizing photoelectric devices for biological visual adaptability could provide opportunities for bionic systems in complex environments.