A double barrier memristive device

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Hansen, M ^a   Ziegler, M ^a   Kolberg, L ^a   Soni, R ^a   Dirkmann, S ^b   Mussenbrock, T ^b   Kohlstedt, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

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EID: 84941048793     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep13753     Document Type: Article

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