All-organic flexible logical computing system based on electrical polarization of ferroelectric polymers

Abstract

Artificial intelligence refers to the ability of a machine to study and think like a human. In the human brain, these functions rely on changes and transmission of electrical polarization among neurons. Ferroelectric polymer membranes exhibit electrical polarization that is tunable under the action of external stimuli, such as mechanical stresses and electric fields, and they, thus, exhibit signal transmission characteristics similar to those of neurons. In this paper, we describe the fabrication of a flexible computing device based on ferroelectric polymers that are capable of performing Boolean logic operations and have data retention capabilities and high state discrimination down to the nanoscale, thereby enabling dense packaging and low-power logic state switching. It is also able to adhere to human skin. This demonstration of a logical computing system based on polarization will help in the further exploration and development of artificial intelligence.