Memcomputing with membrane memcapacitive systems

We show theoretically that networks of membrane memcapacitive systems-capacitors with memory made out of membrane materials-can be used to perform a complete set of logic gates in a massively parallel way by simply changing the external input amplitudes, but not the topology of the network. This pol...

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Published in:	Nanotechnology 2015-06, Vol.26 (22), p.225201-225201
Main Authors:	Pershin, Y V, Traversa, F L, Ventra, M Di
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Brain Devices Graphene Membranes memcapacitors memcomputing memory elements MEMS Nanotechnology Networks Polymorphism Two dimensional
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Summary:	We show theoretically that networks of membrane memcapacitive systems-capacitors with memory made out of membrane materials-can be used to perform a complete set of logic gates in a massively parallel way by simply changing the external input amplitudes, but not the topology of the network. This polymorphism is an important characteristic of memcomputing (computing with memories) that closely reproduces one of the main features of the brain. A practical realization of these membrane memcapacitive systems, using, e.g., graphene or other 2D materials, would be a step forward towards a solid-state realization of memcomputing with passive devices.
ISSN:	0957-4484 1361-6528