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  • Nanotechnology
  • Solid-State Electronics

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  • Metal oxide memristors offer solutions for data storage density and transmission efficiency limitations in von Neumann systems.
  • Current memristor switching mechanisms rely on conductive filaments (electrode cations or oxygen vacancies), which suffer from stability and endurance issues.
  • Difficulty in retaining intermediate resistance states hinders multilevel and synaptic resistive switching.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review overlooked memristor mechanisms based on cationic interstitials.
  • To explore their potential for digital and analog resistive switching processes.
  • To provide insights for designing advanced, multifunctional memristors.

Main Methods:

  • Survey of theoretical calculations.
  • Review of experimental works on memristors.
  • Analysis of cationic interstitial mechanisms in resistive switching.

Main Results:

  • Cationic interstitials offer a promising alternative mechanism for memristor operation.
  • This mechanism addresses the stability and endurance limitations of traditional conductive filament pathways.
  • Potential for improved multilevel and synaptic resistive switching capabilities.

Conclusions:

  • Memristors based on cationic interstitials are crucial for next-generation data storage and neuromorphic computing.
  • Further research into cationic interstitials can lead to enhanced memristor performance and fabrication.
  • This overlooked mechanism provides a pathway for overcoming current memristor limitations.