Nature Communications (Apr 2020)

Bioinspired bio-voltage memristors

  • Tianda Fu,
  • Xiaomeng Liu,
  • Hongyan Gao,
  • Joy E. Ward,
  • Xiaorong Liu,
  • Bing Yin,
  • Zhongrui Wang,
  • Ye Zhuo,
  • David J. F. Walker,
  • J. Joshua Yang,
  • Jianhan Chen,
  • Derek R. Lovley,
  • Jun Yao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15759-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Designing energy efficient systems capable to directly process signals at biological voltages remains a challenge. Here, the authors propose a bio-compatible memristor device based on protein-nanowire dielectric, harvested from the bacterium Geobactor sulfurreducens, working at biological voltages.