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ArticleNature communications2025

Programmable memristors with two-dimensional nanofluidic channels.

Abdulghani Ismail, Gwang-Hyeon Nam, Aziz Lokhandwala, Siddhi Vinayak Pandey, Kalluvadi Veetil Saurav, Yi You, Hiran Jyothilal, Solleti Goutham, Ravalika Sajja, Ashok Keerthi and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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Authors and funding

11 authors.

Abdulghani IsmailDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Mancheste, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0970-7224
Gwang-Hyeon NamDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Mancheste, UK.
Aziz LokhandwalaDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Mancheste, UK.
Siddhi Vinayak PandeyDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Mancheste, UK.
Kalluvadi Veetil SauravNational Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2017-0368
Yi YouDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Mancheste, UK.
Hiran JyothilalDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Mancheste, UK.
Solleti GouthamDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Mancheste, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3971-3772
Ravalika SajjaDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Mancheste, UK.
Ashok KeerthiNational Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8479-4762
Boya RadhaDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Mancheste, UK. radha.boya@manchester.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1345-7029

Funding

European Commission (EC) ERC Starting Grant 852674 - AngstroCAPLeverhulme Trust PLP-2021-262RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/V048112/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/W006502/1Royal Society URF\R1\180127, URF\R\231008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanofluidic memristors, obtained by confining aqueous salt electrolyte within nanoscale channels, offer low energy consumption and the ability to mimic biological learning. Theoretically, four different types of memristors are possible, differentiated by their hysteresis loop direction. Here, we show that by varying electrolyte composition, pH, applied voltage frequency, channel material and height, all four memristor types can emerge in nanofluidic systems. We observed two hitherto unidentified memristor types in 2D nanochannels and investigated their molecular origins. A minimal mathematical model incorporating ion-ion interactions, surface charge, and channel entrance depletion successfully reproduces the observed memristive behaviors. We further investigate the impact of temperature on ionic mobility and memristors characteristics. In this work, we show that the channels display both volatile and non-volatile memory, including short-term depression akin to synapses, with signal recovery over time. These results suggest that nanofluidic devices may enable new neuromorphic architectures for pattern recognition and adaptive information processing.

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