# Modeling of emergent memory and voltage spiking in ionic transport through angstrom-scale slits

@article{Robin2021ModelingOE,
title={Modeling of emergent memory and voltage spiking in ionic transport through angstrom-scale slits},
author={Paul Robin and Nikita Kavokine and Lyd{\'e}ric Bocquet},
journal={Science},
year={2021},
volume={373},
pages={687 - 691}
}
• Published 17 May 2021
• Physics
• Science
Confined flow effects Most memory resistor (“memristor”) systems use electrons as the charge carrier, but it may also be possible to use ionic carriers, similar to the way that neurons work. Robin et al. studied an aqueous electrolyte confined into a pseudo two-dimensional gap between two graphite layers (see the Perspective by Hou and Hou). The authors observed a current–voltage relation that exhibits hysteresis, and the conductance depends on the history of the system, also known as the…

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