Mercapto-methylimidazole molecular memristors for high-performance resistive switching and artificial synaptic emulation

Nanoscale 2026

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Authors: Krishnendu Karmakar, Mubashir Mushtaq Ganaie, Arindam Biswas, Atanu Betal, Mahesh Kumar, Arup K. Rath, Satyajit Sahu
DOI: 10.1039/d6nr00930a
Cited by: 1
References: 40

Abstract

Pavlovian conditioning, demonstrating its potential as a hardware-implemented artificial synapse in emerging brain-inspired systems. The carrier transport in these devices follows multiple conduction mechanisms including trap-free and trap-assisted space-charge limited conduction (SCLC), and Ohmic conduction. The switching is attributed to metallic filament formation from the top electrode which is further supported by impedance measurements. This study highlights the potential of organic molecular memristors for next-generation memory and neuromorphic computing.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics

Publication details

Journal / source
Nanoscale
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Volume
18
Issue
31
Pages
16710–16722
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN