# Thermal memristor and neuromorphic networks for manipulating heat flow

## TL;DR

This paper introduces a thermal memristor made from metal-insulator transition materials, enabling the creation of neuromorphic networks for advanced heat flow manipulation and thermal management.

## Contribution

It presents the first thermal analog of the memristor, demonstrating its potential for neuromorphic thermal systems and smart heat control.

## Key findings

- Thermal memristor demonstrated using metal-insulator transition materials.
- Thermal neurons created, enabling neuromorphic thermal networks.
- Potential applications in smart thermal management and information processing.

## Abstract

A memristor is one of four fundamental two-terminal solid elements in electronics. In addition with the resistor, the capacitor and the inductor, this passive element relates the electric charges to current in solid state elements. Here we report the existence of a thermal analog for this element made with metal-insulator transition materials. We demonstrate that these memristive systems can be used to create thermal neurons opening so the way to neuromophic networks for smart thermal management and information treatment.