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Fabrication of Au Atomic Junctions Using Artificial Intelligence Implemented on FPGA

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18H01471
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 21050:Electric and electronic materials-related
Research InstitutionTokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Principal Investigator

Shirakashi Jun-ichi  東京農工大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (00315657)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥5,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥7,540,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,740,000)
Keywords人工知能 / 原子接合 / エレクトロマイグレーション / FPGA / ナノデバイス
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Recently, there has been much interest in the possibility of Ising spin model to solve combinatorial optimization problems. The Ising spin model is a statistical mechanics model of magnetism, and hardware implementations analogous to the Ising spin model have also been proposed. Here we showed that Ising machines can be used for the parameters optimization in experiments by direct mappings of parameters selection, which is one of a "combinatorial optimization problem", onto the Ising Hamiltonian. This study addresses a way of parameters optimization in feedback-controlled electromigration (FCE) method. We applied optimum parameters obtained by the ground-state searches of Ising spin model to FCE experiments. Further, we applied the system for fabrication of Au atomic junctions and gaps. Single-electron transistors (SETs) were also fabricated using the method. Korotzkov-Nazarov model exhibited a reasonable fit with SET properties.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、AIが、人間の経験的な作業に依存することなく実験的な研究活動を自律的・知能的に行うことが可能な独自システムの開発を行った。近年のAIの進歩は目覚ましく、これまで人間が経験的に行ってきた知的作業の代表格である「研究」という活動にAIを利用できるのではないか!?と仮説した。一般に、ナノスケールで発現される量子現象の観測では、実験サンプルの作製から物性測定に至るまで、その実験制御パラメータは非常に膨大となり、長時間の試行錯誤のもと、人間が経験的に当該パラメータを決定していた。この作業をAIが代替できれば、人間よりも遥かに効率的かつ精緻に実験研究の進展が期待できる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (17 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Journal Article (8 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Open Access: 6 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 8 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Machine learning-based approach for automatically tuned feedback-controlled electromigration (Featured Article)2020

    • Author(s)
      Yuma Iwata, Takuya Sakurai and Jun-ichi Shirakashi
    • Journal Title

      AIP Advances

      Volume: 10 Issue: 6 Pages: 065301-065301

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.5143051

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Gold nanogap-based artificial synapses (STAP Article)2020

    • Author(s)
      Keita Sakai, Tomomi Sato, Riku Kiyokawa, Ryoya Koyama, Mamiko Yagi, Mitsuki Ito and Jun-ichi Shirakashi
    • Journal Title

      Jpn. J. Appl. Phys.

      Volume: 59 Issue: 5 Pages: 050601-050601

    • DOI

      10.35848/1347-4065/ab8168

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Fabrication of atomic junctions with experimental parameters optimized using ground-state searches of Ising spin computing2019

    • Author(s)
      Shotaro Sakai, Yosuke Hirata, Mitsuki Ito, Jun-ichi Shirakashi
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Pages: 16211-16211

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-019-52438-5

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Synaptic behaviors of electromigrated Au nanogaps2019

    • Author(s)
      Keita Sakai, Tomomi Sato, Soki Tani, Mitsuki Ito, Mamiko Yagi, Jun-ichi Shirakashi
    • Journal Title

      AIP Advances

      Volume: 9 Issue: 5 Pages: 055317-055317

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.5096817

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] GAを用いた実験パラメータ進化手法とAu原子接合の自動形成2019

    • Author(s)
      櫻井拓哉、竹林敬太、平田鷹介、白樫淳一
    • Journal Title

      電子情報通信学会技術研究報告

      Volume: 119 Pages: 43-46

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Fabrication of single-electron transistors with electromigrated Ni nanogaps2018

    • Author(s)
      Ito Mitsuki、Yagi Mamiko、Shirakashi Jun-ichi
    • Journal Title

      AIP Advances

      Volume: 8 Issue: 7 Pages: 075210-075210

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.5031822

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Simultaneous arrayed formation of single-electron transistors using electromigration in series-connected nanogaps2018

    • Author(s)
      Ito Mitsuki、Yagi Mamiko、Shimada Moe、Shirakashi Jun-ichi
    • Journal Title

      AIP Advances

      Volume: 8 Issue: 10 Pages: 105005-105005

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.5043449

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 人工知能により支援されたAu原子接合の作製と量子状態の観測2018

    • Author(s)
      岩田侑馬、酒井正太郎、沼倉憲彬、白樫淳一
    • Journal Title

      電子情報通信学会技術研究報告

      Volume: 117 Pages: 45-50

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Information Processing Using Reservoir Computing with Dynamical Node of Electromigrated Au Nanogaps2020

    • Author(s)
      K. Sakai, T. Miki, R. Kiyokawa, R. Koyama, K. Watanabe and J. Shirakashi
    • Organizer
      2020 International Symposium on Nonlinear Theory and Its Applications (NOLTA2020), November 16-19, 2020, Okinawa, Japan. (Online Conference)
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Spin Connection Topology and Multi-Bit Spin Interaction Coefficients of Ising Spin Model with Digital Logic Gates2020

    • Author(s)
      T. Miki, M. Shimada and J. Shirakashi
    • Organizer
      2020 IEEE International Conference on Design & Test of Integrated Micro & Nano-Systems (IEEE DTS), June 7-10, 2020, Hammamet, Tunisia. (Online Conference)
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Computational Properties of Ising Spin Model on Spin Connection Parameters2019

    • Author(s)
      T. Miki, M. Ito, Y. Hirata, Y. Kushitani, M. Shimada and J. Shirakashi
    • Organizer
      19th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE NANO 2019), July 22-26, 2019, Macao, China.
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Calculation Behavior of 2D Ising Spin Computing with Different Spin Decision Logics2019

    • Author(s)
      M. Shimada, M. Ito, Y. Hirata, Y. Kushitani, T. Miki and J. Shirakashi
    • Organizer
      19th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE NANO 2019), July 22-26, 2019, Macao, China.
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Synaptic Learning Behavior of Multiple-Connected Au Nanogaps Using Electromigration2019

    • Author(s)
      T. Sato, K. Sakai, K. Minami, S. Tani, M. Ito, M. Yagi and J. Shirakashi
    • Organizer
      3rd International Conference on Applied Surface Science (ICASS 2019), June 17-20, 2019, Pisa, Italy.
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Fabrication of Au Atomic Junctions Using Artificial Intelligence Implemented on FPGA2018

    • Author(s)
      T. Sakurai, Y. Hirata, K. Takebayashi, Y. Iwata and J. Shirakashi
    • Organizer
      AVS Pacific Rim Symposium on Surfaces, Coatings and Interfaces (PacSurf 2018), December 2-6, 2018, Waikoloa, HI, USA.
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Electromigration-Induced Structural Modification of Series-Parallel-Connected Au Nanogaps2018

    • Author(s)
      K. Minami, S. Tani, K. Sakai, T. Sato, M. Ito, M. Yagi and J. Shirakashi
    • Organizer
      AVS Pacific Rim Symposium on Surfaces, Coatings and Interfaces (PacSurf 2018), December 2-6, 2018, Waikoloa, HI, USA.
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Single-Electron Tunneling Effects in Electromigrated Coulomb Island between Au Nanogaps2018

    • Author(s)
      S. Tani, M. Ito, M. Yagi, M. Shimada, K. Sakai, K. Minami and J. Shirakashi
    • Organizer
      13th IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (IEEE NMDC 2018), October 14-17, 2018, Portland, OR, USA.
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] 白樫研究室HP

    • URL

      http://web.tuat.ac.jp/~nanotech/index.htm

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report 2019 Annual Research Report 2018 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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