Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 43, Issue 5, 052003(2022)

Observation of resistive switching in a graphite/hexagonal boron nitride/graphite heterostructure memristor

Yafeng Deng1, Yixiang Li2, Pengfei Wang2, Shuang Wang2, Xuan Pan2, and Dong Wang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Mechanical & Electrical Engineering College of Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
  • 2Institute of Brain-Inspired Intelligence, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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    Yafeng Deng, Yixiang Li, Pengfei Wang, Shuang Wang, Xuan Pan, Dong Wang. Observation of resistive switching in a graphite/hexagonal boron nitride/graphite heterostructure memristor[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2022, 43(5): 052003

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    Received: Oct. 19, 2021

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    Published Online: Jun. 10, 2022

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    DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/43/5/052003

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