Memristive operations demonstrated by gap-type atomic switches

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作者
Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi [1 ,2 ]
Nayak, Alpana [1 ]
Ohno, Takeo [1 ,2 ]
Terabe, Kazuya [1 ]
Tsuruoka, Tohru [1 ,2 ]
Gimzewski, James K. [1 ,3 ]
Aono, Masakazu [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Inst Mat Sci, WPI Ctr Mat Nanoarchitecton MANA, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050044, Japan
[2] Japan Sci & Technol Agcy, CREST, Chiyoda Ku, Tokyo 1020075, Japan
[3] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Chem & Biochem, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
来源
APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING | 2011年 / 102卷 / 04期
关键词
SOLID ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION; SPIN ELECTRONICS;
D O I
10.1007/s00339-011-6317-0
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We demonstrate memristive operations using gap-type Ag2S atomic switches, in which the growth and shrinkage of an Ag protrusion are controlled by using solid-electrochemical reactions. In addition to conventional memristive operations such as those proposed and demonstrated by resistive random-access memories (ReRAMs) using metal oxide compounds, gap-type Ag2S atomic switches also show new types of memristive operations by storing information from input signals without changing their output until a sufficient number of signals are inputted. The new types of memristive operations resemble the learning process seen in neuroplasticity, where changes occur in the organization of the human brain as a result of experience.
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