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  • Materials Science
  • Computer Engineering
  • Solid State Physics

Background:

  • Memristors are proposed as artificial synapses for neuromorphic computing.
  • Electrochemical metallization (ECM) memory based on silicon shows analogue switching but suffers from variability due to ion movement stochasticity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a silicon memristor with alloyed conduction channels for stable and controllable device operation.
  • To enable the large-scale implementation of memristor-based crossbar arrays for neuromorphic applications.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of silicon memristors using silver (Ag) as the primary mobile metal alloyed with silicidable copper (Cu).
  • Investigation of the role of copper in regulating silver ion movement within the conduction channel.

Main Results:

  • The alloyed conduction channel significantly improves spatial/temporal switching uniformity and data retention.
  • Enhanced programmed symmetry in analogue conductance states was achieved.
  • Demonstrated stable and controllable device operation suitable for large-scale crossbar arrays with high device yield and accurate analogue programming.

Conclusions:

  • Alloyed silicon memristors offer a pathway to overcome switching variability in artificial synapses.
  • This development is a key step towards realizing large-scale neuromorphic computing beyond von Neumann architectures.