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VAN DER WAALS HETEROSTRUCTURES

Ultra-fast non-volatile memory

Van der Waals heterostructures serve as a platform for memory devices with ultra-fast writing speeds and non-volatile retention times, motivating their use in integrated circuits and systems.

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Fig. 1: Principles of van der Waals heterostructure memory.

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Szkopek, T. Ultra-fast non-volatile memory. Nat. Nanotechnol. 16, 853–854 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-021-00932-1

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