• DOI:10.1109/TCT.1971.1083337
• Corpus ID: 110721273

Memristor-The missing circuit element

@article{Chua1971MemristorTheMC,
  title={Memristor-The missing circuit element},
  author={Leon Ong Chua},
  journal={IEEE Transactions on Circuit Theory},
  year={1971},
  volume={18},
  pages={507-519}
}

• L. Chua
• Published 1 September 1971
• Physics
• IEEE Transactions on Circuit Theory

A new two-terminal circuit element-called the memristorcharacterized by a relationship between the charge q(t)\equiv \int_{-\infty}^{t} i(\tau) d \tau and the flux-linkage \varphi(t)\equiv \int_{- \infty}^{t} v(\tau) d \tau is introduced as the fourth basic circuit element. An electromagnetic field interpretation of this relationship in terms of a quasi-static expansion of Maxwell's equations is presented. Many circuit-theoretic properties of memistors are derived. It is shown that this element exhibits some peculiar behavior different from that exhibited by resistors, inductors, or capacitors. These properties lead to a number of unique applications which cannot be realized with RLC networks alone. Although a physical memristor device without internal power supply has not yet been discovered, operational laboratory models have been built with the help of active circuits. Experimental results are presented to demonstrate the properties and potential applications of memristors.