Table 2 Comparison of different device modelling methods for investigating resistive switching mechanisms in solution-processed memristors

From: Solution-processable 2D materials for monolithic 3D memory-sensing-computing platforms: opportunities and challenges

Methods

Spatial scale

Temporal scale

Accuracy

Information

Density Functional Theory (DFT)33,38

1–100 nm

Hours-days

High

Diffusion barrier, Band structure, Phonon structure, Formation energy of vacancies

Kinetic Monte Carlo33,38

0.1–10 µm

100s-Hours

Medium high

Stochastic vacancy dynamics, IV characteristics

Finite Element Methods

0.1–10 µm

100s-Hours

Medium low

IV characteristics, defects described by a concentration

Compact Models

100 µm- mm

10s-minutes

Low

Intuitive insight, Enable circuit simulations