All-nanocellulose nonvolatile resistive memory

摘要

Conventional memory devices are not disposable as they are mostly composed of non-renewable, non-biodegradable and some toxic materials, causing a serious damage for ecological system when they are emitted to the environment. Here we demonstrate an environment-friendly, disposable nonvolatile memory device composed of 99.3 vol.% nanocellulose. Our device consists of a nanocellulose-based resistive-switching layer and nanopaper substrate. The device exhibited the nonvolatile resistive switching with the capability of multilevel storage and the potential scalability down to single nanofiber level. Furthermore, the biodegradability of our memory device was confirmed by burying it into the natural soil for 26 days.