Bruno Romeira, PhD, a researcher at INL and the study’s corresponding author, highlighted the neuron’s role in advancing efficient computing and optical sensing. “This is possible because we are using quantum phenomena,” he says
The system is a III–V semiconductor structure, created by combining elements from Group 3 (B, Al, Ga, In) and Group 5 (N, P, As, Sb) of the periodic table.
These materials are widely used in photonics and high-speed electronics and are specifically designed to respond directly to incoming near-infrared light, enabling efficient detection and signal processing at the nanoscale.