With the rapid progress of artificial intelligence, the
integration
of biological capabilities into electronic devices has become crucial.
In this context, memristive synaptic devices have emerged as key components
in bio-inspired electronics for advancing computational applications.
However, there are limited reports on achieving multifunctional switching
behavior, combining analog resistive switching (ARS) and digital resistive
switching (DRS) behaviors in a single-perovskite oxide-based device.
In this work, we demonstrate ARS and fundamental synaptic functionalities,
including classical Pavlovian learning in a La1–x
Sr
x
MnO3−δ (LSMO)-based memristor. Notably, both compliance-free and forming-free
DRS
and ARS behaviors are observed in a single LSMO-based memristor fabricated
using pulsed laser deposition. Remarkably, all fundamental bio-synaptic
features such as potentiation, depression, spike-time-dependent plasticity,
paired-pulse facilitation, transition from short-term memory to long-term
memory, and learning–forgetting–relearning behaviors
are successfully emulated based on the change in device response.
Furthermore, we achieve notable improvements in resistive switching
(RS) parameters and biosynaptic features due to the proximity of the
metal–insulator transition temperature to the room temperature.
Hence, this study paves the way for integrating memory and complex
learning rules in a single-perovskite-based thin-film device for advanced
computing applications.