Single-crystalline h-BN memristor

26 mV switching, 10⁸ on/off

Engineers conductive dendrites in single-crystalline 2D dielectrics to achieve vertical conductive channel confinement, simultaneously enabling ultralow switching voltages and long retention, breaking the power-retention dilemma.

Yu, Kang · Xingyu, Zhai · Yang, Quan · Boshi, Qiao · Zheng, Bian · Haohan, Chen · Hu, Huan · Xu, Yang · Ming, Tian · Neng, Wan · Wenchao, Chen · Chai, Yang · Zhao, Yuda · Yu, Bin

Innovation (China) 2025

Specifications

mV reset voltage
{'zh': '26', 'en': '135'} mV
fW standby power
{'zh': '72', 'en': '72'} pJ
Operating voltage
{'zh': '', 'en': '<120'} mV

Advantages

On/off ratio 10⁸