Stacked Two-Dimensional MXene Composites for an Energy-Efficient Memory and Digital Comparator

Abstract

Two-dimensional MXene has enormous potential for application in industry and academia owing to its surface hydrophilicity and excellent electrochemical properties. However, the application of MXene in optoelectronic memory and logical computing is still facing challenges. In this study, an optoelectronic resistive random access memory (RRAM) based on silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs)@MXene-TiO₂ nanosheets (AMT) was prepared through a low-cost and facile hydrothermal oxidation process. The fabricated device exhibited a typical bipolar switching behavior and controllable SET voltage. Furthermore, we successfully demonstrated a 4-bit in-memory digital comparator with AMT RRAMs, which can replace five logic gates in a traditional approach. The AMT-based digital comparator may open the door for future integrated functions and applications in optoelectronic data storage and simplify the complex logic operations.