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Nanoionic memristive phenomena in metal oxides: the valence change mechanism

Regina Dittmanna Peter Grünberg Institute PGI-7, Electronic Materials, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany;b Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance, Section Future Information Technology (JARA-FIT), Aachen, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Stephan Menzela Peter Grünberg Institute PGI-7, Electronic Materials, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany;c IBM Research – Zurich, Rüschlikon, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rainer Wasera Peter Grünberg Institute PGI-7, Electronic Materials, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany;b Jülich-Aachen Research Alliance, Section Future Information Technology (JARA-FIT), Aachen, Germany;d Institute für Werkstoffe der Elektrotechnik IWE-2, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9080-8980View further author information
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