Memcapacitor

摘要

A memcapacitor device (100) includes a first electrode (104) and a second electrode (106) and a memcapacitive matrix (102) interposed between the first electrode (104) and the second electrode (106). Mobile dopants (111) are contained within the memcapacitive matrix (102) and are repositioned within the memcapacitive matrix (102) by the application of a programming voltage (126) across the first electrode (104) and second electrode (106) to alter the capacitance of the memcapacitor (100). A method for utilizing a memcapacitive device (100) includes applying a programming voltage (126) across a memcapacitive matrix (102) such that mobile ions (111) contained within a memcapacitive matrix (102) are redistributed and alter a capacitance of the memcapacitive device (100), then removing the programming voltage (126) and applying a reading voltage to sense the capacitance of the memcapacitive device (100).

主权项

1. A memcapacitor device comprising:
a first electrode and a second electrode; a memcapacitive matrix interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and mobile dopants contained within the memcapacitive matrix which are repositioned by the application of a programming voltage across the first electrode and second electrode to alter the capacitance of the memcapacitor.