Scientific Achievement
- Researchers in the Structured Liquids program discovered nanochannel formation in nanoparticle–surfactant droplet interface bilayers having ion- and size-selective transport and neuromorphic function
Significance and Impact
- New paradigm for reconfigurable, neuromorphic and ionotropic devices
- Simultaneous sustenance of high mechanical stability and robust foundation for soft iontronic systems
Research Details
- Two droplets brought into contact
- Sinusoidal voltage stimuli and paired-pulse electric fields were applied to probe memristive responses and short- and long-term memory characteristics
Publication Details
X. Wu, H. Xue, Z. Fink, Z. Xia, N. Sarma, X. Gan, J. Katsaras, P. Ercius, B. Rad, B.A. Helms, P.D. Ashby, A.K. Omar, C. Collier, T.P. Russell, Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences (2026).
Work was performed at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, the Advanced Light Source, the Molecular Foundry, the University of California, Berkeley, and Oak Ridge National Lab.
