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NEUROMORPHIC SPINTRONICS

Synchronization by memristors

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Integration of memristors in a chain of nano-constriction spintronic oscillators allows for individual control of oscillation frequencies and emerging synchronization patterns. The control of such synchronization could enable learning through association like neurons in the brain.

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Fig. 1: Chain of two nano-constriction spintronic oscillators with two integrated memristive gates above them.

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Marković, D. Synchronization by memristors. Nat. Mater. 21, 4–5 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-021-01171-4

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