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Resistive Switching Memory Devices Based on Body Fluid of Bombyx mori L
Lu Wang1,2, Dianzhong Wen3
1HLJ Province Key Laboratory of Senior-Education for Electronic Engineering, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China. wanglu@hlju.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Resistive switching memory devices are strong candidates for next-generation data storage devices. Biological memristors made from renewable natural biomaterials are very promising due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, and ecological benignity. In this study, a nonvolatile memristor was fabricated using the body fluid of Bombyx mori as the dielectric layer. The developed Al/Bombyx mori body fluid film/indium tin oxide (ITO) biomemristor exhibited bipolar resistive switching characteristics with a maximum on/off current ratio greater than 104. The device showed a retention time of more than 1 × 104 s without any signs of deterioration, thus proving its good stability and reliability. The resistive switching behavior of the Al/Bombyx mori body fluid film/ITO biological memristor is driven by the formation and breakage of conductive filaments formed by the migration of oxygen ions. This study confirms that Bombyx mori body fluid, a 100% natural, inexpensive, and abundant material, is a potential candidate as a nonvolatile biomemristor material with broad application prospects.
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