Memristors beyond the Limitations: Novel Methods and Materials

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Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
Interests: mmWave radar systems; RF sensing techniques and wireless sensor networks; 5G networks; signal processing; data analysis; machine learning; memristors

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School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 73, 11120 Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: microwave circuits; microwave filters; frequency-selective surfaces; memristive systems; circuit theory
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Dear Colleagues,

By reaching the end of the Moore era, a novel approach superior to existing computing systems is required and various types of non-volatile memories (NVMs) have been developed. Among all of the current memory technologies, memristor has emerged as a new generation of NVMs. The most exciting advantages of memristor are its fast operation, high storage density, application in brain-inspired computing, and compatibility with semiconductor technology. It is also scalable to several nanometres via the development of nanotechnology methods; therefore, it is a suitable alternative for logic operations, neuromorphic computing and high frequency systems.

The goal of this research topic is to address the challenges and opportunities presented by memristive technology. We aim to evaluate new physical methods and innovative material design, and assess novel computing methods. The scope of this research topic is to discuss different memristors from redox-based devices and electrochemical memories to thermochemical devices, interfacial metal oxide,  and nano ionic-based memories. The main focus of this SI is on conduction mechanisms, the reliability of memristors, scaling down beyond nanotechnology limitations, fabrication methods, artificial synapses, neuromorphic and RF/mmWave applications.

Original research articles, review articles, perspective articles, and short reviews addressing novel challenges and opportunities are welcomed. The research areas of the submitted papers should fall into the following categories:

  1. Theory, simulation, and modelling of memristors;
  2. Novel fabrication methods (bottom-up and top-down methods) and physical phenomena;
  3. Memristive technology for high frequency applications.
  4. Structural and electrical characterisations;
  5. Materials including 2D materials, phase change materials, ferroelectric materials, perovskites, and metal oxides;
  6. Novel artificial synapses and memristive devices;
  7. Conduction mechanism in memristors including dynamic evolution of conductive filaments;
  8. Organic materials and carbon-based memristors and synapses;
  9. Effect of moisture and device size (dimension) on physical properties;
  10. Applications of memristors in neuromorphic computing and artificial intelligence.
  11. Applications of memristive components in high frequency systems and circuits, spanning telecommunications, radar, etc.

The scope of this Special Issue is to attract research outcomes on various memristive systems for future storage and computing including materials, device processes, cell and array structures, circuits, and architecture.  Contributions related to challenges on nanofabrication, empirical models, and neuromorphic applications are welcomed as well.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Ivo Marković
Prof. Dr. Milka Potrebic
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • memristor
  • neuromorphic computing
  • artificial synapse
  • nanoelectronic device
  • flexible memristor

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Are There an Infinite Number of Passive Circuit Elements in the World?
by Frank Zhigang Wang
Electronics 2024, 13(13), 2669; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13132669 - 7 Jul 2024
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We found that a second-order ideal memristor [whose state is the charge, i.e., x=q in v=Rx,i,ti] degenerates into a negative nonlinear resistor with an internal power source. After extending analytically and geographically [...] Read more.
We found that a second-order ideal memristor [whose state is the charge, i.e., x=q in v=Rx,i,ti] degenerates into a negative nonlinear resistor with an internal power source. After extending analytically and geographically the above local activity (experimentally verified by the two active higher-integral-order memristors extracted from the famous Hodgkin–Huxley circuit) to other higher-order circuit elements, we concluded that all higher-order passive memory circuit elements do not exist in nature and that the periodic table of the two-terminal passive ideal circuit elements can be dramatically reduced to a reduced table comprising only six passive elements: a resistor, inductor, capacitor, memristor, mem-inductor, and mem-capacitor. Such a bounded table answered an open question asked by Chua 40 years ago: Are there an infinite number of passive circuit elements in the world? Full article
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