image: Dr. Ignacio Sanjuán (left in the image) has been awarded a European Horizon TMA MSCA postdoctoral fellowship under the supervision of Antonio Guerrero (right) from the Active Materials and Systems Group. In recent years, neuromorphic computing has emerged as one of the most efficient solutions for managing the vast amounts of data generated by conventional information technologies. Its systems are inspired by the structure and function of the human brain, which processes information in parallel while consuming minimal energy. A key component of this type of technology is the memristor, a novel electronic element that mimics synapses and neuronal activation processes. Current lead halide perovskite (Pb-HP) memristors perform well, but the presence of toxic lead hinders their practical application. The goal of Dr. Ignacio Sanjuán’s MemSusPer project is to develop sustainable, lead-free HP memristor devices with high performance, stability and reproducibility and low energy consumption. The 24-month research project pursues three main objectives: to fabricate cutting-edge lead-free HP memristors with improved perovskite layer properties and quality; to test inorganic materials and new mixed organic ionic electronic conductors that enhance electrical conductivity and offer tunable electrochemical properties; and to manufacture and characterize complex, miniaturized memristor networks to assess their effectiveness. To carry out the project, Dr. Ignacio Sanjuán Moltó will join the Active Materials and Systems Group led by Professor Antonio Guerrero at the Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM) of the Universitat Jaume I of Castelló. The group has a strong track record in memristor and photovoltaic solar cell research, as well as extensive expertise in electronic materials such as perovskite and organic photovoltaics, essential knowledge for generating and characterizing memristors. The final phase of the project will take place at the Institute of Emerging Technologies of the Hellenic Mediterranean University (Greece) under the supervision of Professor Konstantinos Rogdakis, within the Nano@HMU research group, which operates at the frontier of nanoscience and advanced solution-processed materials for the industrialization of printed electronics and energy harvesting and storage devices.
Credit: Damián Llorens. Universitat Jaume I of Castellon
In recent years, neuromorphic computing has emerged as one of the most efficient solutions for managing the vast amounts of data generated by conventional information technologies. Its systems are inspired by the structure and function of the human brain, which processes information in parallel while consuming minimal energy.
A key component of this type of technology is the memristor, a novel electronic element that mimics synapses and neuronal activation processes. Current lead halide perovskite (Pb-HP) memristors perform well, but the presence of toxic lead hinders their practical application. The goal of Dr. Ignacio Sanjuán’s MemSusPer project is to develop sustainable, lead-free HP memristor devices with high performance, stability and reproducibility and low energy consumption.
The 24-month research project pursues three main objectives: to fabricate cutting-edge lead-free HP memristors with improved perovskite layer properties and quality; to test inorganic materials and new mixed organic ionic electronic conductors that enhance electrical conductivity and offer tunable electrochemical properties; and to manufacture and characterize complex, miniaturized memristor networks to assess their effectiveness.
To carry out the project, Dr. Ignacio Sanjuán Moltó will join the Active Materials and Systems Group led by Professor Antonio Guerrero at the Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM) of the Universitat Jaume I of Castelló. The group has a strong track record in memristor and photovoltaic solar cell research, as well as extensive expertise in electronic materials such as perovskite and organic photovoltaics, essential knowledge for generating and characterizing memristors.
The final phase of the project will take place at the Institute of Emerging Technologies of the Hellenic Mediterranean University (Greece) under the supervision of Professor Konstantinos Rogdakis, within the Nano@HMU research group, which operates at the frontier of nanoscience and advanced solution-processed materials for the industrialization of printed electronics and energy harvesting and storage devices.
A PhD graduate from the University of Alicante, Dr. Ignacio Sanjuán Moltó, specializes in several areas of electrochemistry (electrocatalysis, electroanalysis, and water treatment). During his predoctoral and postdoctoral training, he visited research centres such as the Institute of Electrochemistry at the University of Alicante, Aguas de Valencia S.A., the University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany), and the Sorbonne University (Paris) before joining INAM-UJI. In addition to over twenty scientific publications, he is also co-author of a patent.
At the Institute of Advanced Materials, he applies various electrochemical methods not commonly used in the field of optoelectronics. These involve preparing electrodes and designing three-electrode systems to investigate specific electrochemical properties of materials, contributing to a research line that began three years ago with the NEUROVISIONM project funded by the Valencian Regional Government.
The project, titled "Memristores de perovskita de haluro sin plomo modificados con capas intermedias para computación neuromórfica sostenibles y de alto rendimento" (Lead-free halide perovskite memristors modified with interfacial layers for sustainable, high-performance neuromorphic computing), has been funded by the European Union through a Horizon TMA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions postdoctoral fellowship. These grants aim to foster the creative and innovative potential of PhD researchers by supporting advanced training, international mobility and project development. The grant agreement number is HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01-101207139.