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  • Electronics Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering

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  • Growing demand for sustainable and biodegradable electronics.
  • Need for eco-friendly materials in electronic devices.
  • Exploration of resistive switching mechanisms in novel materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the use of entirely biocompatible materials in memristor devices.
  • To achieve both volatile and nonvolatile resistive switching operations.
  • To modulate switching layer materials for desired electrical characteristics.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of physically transient memristors (PTMs) with Mg electrodes, PTMC/PVP switching layers, and chitosan/PVP substrates.
  • Characterization of volatile and nonvolatile memory characteristics, including set/reset voltage, memory window, and retention.
  • Analysis of switching mechanisms using I-V and pulse response measurements.
  • Tuning of electrical properties by varying PTMC:PVP concentrations.
  • Encapsulation with Al2O3 for controlled biodegradation.

Main Results:

  • PTMs exhibited both volatile and nonvolatile memory characteristics with quantized conductance states.
  • Nonvolatile operation showed low set/reset voltage (<1 V), large memory window (>10^6), and long retention (>10^3 s).
  • Switching mechanism identified as constriction of Mg metallic filament to atomic scale.
  • Blended polymer films facilitated ionic transport, enabling volatile switching.
  • Controlled biodegradation achieved via Al2O3 encapsulation.

Conclusions:

  • The developed PTMs offer tunable volatile/nonvolatile electrical characteristics.
  • Controllable biodegradation enables lifespan management for the devices.
  • Potential applications include implantable biomedical memory, secure hardware, and flexible wearables.