Silicon-Neuron Junction: Capacitive Stimulation of an Individual Neuron on a Silicon Chip
- 21 August 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 75 (8) , 1670-1673
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.75.1670
Abstract
An identified nerve cell of the leech is attached to a planar silicon microstructure of p-doped silicon covered by a thin layer of insulating silicon oxide. A voltage step, applied between silicon and electrolyte, induces a capacitive transient in the cell which elicits an action potential. The capacitive extracellular stimulation is described by an equivalent electrical four-pole.Keywords
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