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A biomimetic eye with a hemispherical perovskite nanowire array retina

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  • Leilei Gu

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

  • Swapnadeep Poddar

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

  • Yuanjing Lin

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California)

  • Zhenghao Long

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

  • Daquan Zhang

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

  • Qianpeng Zhang

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

  • Lei Shu

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

  • Xiao Qiu

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

  • Matthew Kam

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

  • Ali Javey

    (Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California
    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Zhiyong Fan

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Abstract

Human eyes possess exceptional image-sensing characteristics such as an extremely wide field of view, high resolution and sensitivity with low aberration1. Biomimetic eyes with such characteristics are highly desirable, especially in robotics and visual prostheses. However, the spherical shape and the retina of the biological eye pose an enormous fabrication challenge for biomimetic devices2,3. Here we present an electrochemical eye with a hemispherical retina made of a high-density array of nanowires mimicking the photoreceptors on a human retina. The device design has a high degree of structural similarity to a human eye with the potential to achieve high imaging resolution when individual nanowires are electrically addressed. Additionally, we demonstrate the image-sensing function of our biomimetic device by reconstructing the optical patterns projected onto the device. This work may lead to biomimetic photosensing devices that could find use in a wide spectrum of technological applications.

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  • Leilei Gu & Swapnadeep Poddar & Yuanjing Lin & Zhenghao Long & Daquan Zhang & Qianpeng Zhang & Lei Shu & Xiao Qiu & Matthew Kam & Ali Javey & Zhiyong Fan, 2020. "A biomimetic eye with a hemispherical perovskite nanowire array retina," Nature, Nature, vol. 581(7808), pages 278-282, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:581:y:2020:i:7808:d:10.1038_s41586-020-2285-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2285-x
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