Memory materials: a unifying description

There are so many materials properties leading to memory that a unifying description seems impossible. However, it is easy to show that the majority of two-terminal electronic devices based on memory materials and systems, when subject to time-dependent perturbations, behave simply as, or as a combi...

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Published in:Materials today (Kidlington, England) England), 2011-12, Vol.14 (12), p.584-591
Main Authors: Di Ventra, Massimiliano, Pershin, Yuriy V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analog circuits
Circuits
Digital
Electronic devices
Information storage
Nonlinearity
Perturbation
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Summary:There are so many materials properties leading to memory that a unifying description seems impossible. However, it is easy to show that the majority of two-terminal electronic devices based on memory materials and systems, when subject to time-dependent perturbations, behave simply as, or as a combination of, memristors, memcapacitors, and meminductors; namely non-linear circuit elements with memory. This unifying description opens up new venues for digital and analog applications ranging from information storage to biologically-inspired circuits. In this review, interesting research opportunities that emerge from this new perspective will be outlined.
ISSN:1369-7021
1873-4103
DOI:10.1016/S1369-7021(11)70299-1