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)

Reference: G. Milano et al.: Quantum Conductance in Memristive Devices: Fundamentals, Developments, and Applications, Adv. Mat. 34, 2201248 (2022); DOI: 10.1002/adma.202201248

Link: Advanced Materials Metrology, INRiM Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Torino, Italy