Ultralow switching voltage and power consumption of GeS2 thin film resistive switching memory

N. Lyapunov; C. H. Suen; C. M. Wong; Xiaodan Tang; Z. L. Ho; K. Zhou; X. X. Chen; H. M. Liu; Xiaoyuan Zhou; J. Y. Dai

doi:10.1142/S2010135X21500041

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