# 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
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