Molecular crystals with interstitial filaments enable memristors with zeptojoule-level switching energy and over one billion switching cycles, offering a scalable path to energy-efficient and reliable in-memory computing.
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Lee, TW., Lee, GH. Interstitial nanofilament pathway reduces energy consumption in memristors. Nat. Nanotechnol. 20, 1552–1553 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-025-02014-y
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