M.K. Massey
Evolution of Electronic Circuits using Carbon Nanotube Composites
Massey, M.K.; Kotsialos, A.; Volpati, D.; Vissol-Gaudin, E.; Pearson, C.; Bowen, L.; Obara, B.; Zeze, D.A.; Groves, C.; Petty, M.C.
Authors
A. Kotsialos
D. Volpati
E. Vissol-Gaudin
C. Pearson
Leon Bowen leon.bowen@durham.ac.uk
Senior Manager (Electron Microscopy)
B. Obara
Professor Dagou Zeze d.a.zeze@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Professor Chris Groves chris.groves@durham.ac.uk
Professor
M.C. Petty
Abstract
Evolution-in-materio concerns the computer controlled manipulation of material systems using external stimuli to train or evolve the material to perform a useful function. In this paper we demonstrate the evolution of a disordered composite material, using voltages as the external stimuli, into a form where a simple computational problem can be solved. The material consists of single-walled carbon nanotubes suspended in liquid crystal; the nanotubes act as a conductive network, with the liquid crystal providing a host medium to allow the conductive network to reorganise when voltages are applied. We show that the application of electric fields under computer control results in a significant change in the material morphology, favouring the solution to a classification task.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 2, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 25, 2016 |
Publication Date | Aug 25, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Aug 4, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 5, 2016 |
Journal | Scientific Reports |
Publisher | Nature Research |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 6 |
Article Number | 32197 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1038/srep32197 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1399749 |
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