Multiferroics might hold the future for the ultimate memory device. The demonstration of a four-state resistive memory element in a tunnel junction with multiferroic barriers represents a major step in this direction.
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Scott, J. Multiferroic memories. Nature Mater 6, 256–257 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1868
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