Uncovering Secrets of the Memristor (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Uncovering Secrets of the Memristor

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Illustration shows an electron beam impinging on a section of a memristor, a device whose resistance depends on the memory of past current flow. As the beam strikes different parts of the memristor, it induces different currents, yielding a complete image of variations in the current throughout the device. Some of these variations in current indicate places where defects may occur, indicated by overlapping circles in the filament (titanium dioxide), where memory is stored.

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