Quantum effects in memristive devices
Effects can be used for applications from metrology to next-generation memories and artificial intelligence.
At the nanoscale, it is possible to develop new materials, devices and technologies based on quantum effects. A real quantum revolution that promises to innovate areas such as cryptography, telecommunications and computation with new electronic devices.
Among these, memrisistors are considered promising devices for the realization of new computational architectures emulating functions of our brain, allowing the creation of increasingly efficient computation systems suitable for the development of the entire artificial intelligence sector, as recently shown by INRiM – Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica – researchers in collaboration with several international universities and research institutes.
In this context, the EMPIR MEMQuD project, coordinated by INRiM, aims to study the quantum effects in such devices in which the electronic conduction properties can be manipulated allowing the observation of quantized conductivity phenomena at room temperature. In addition to analyzing the fundamentals and recent developments, a new review work analyzes how these effects can be used for a wide range of applications, from metrology to the development of next-generation memories and artificial intelligence. (Source: INRiM)
Link: Advanced Materials Metrology, INRiM Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Torino, Italy
