Memristors, as non-volatile resistive switching elements, have emerged as promising candidates for neuromorphic computing owing to their ability to replicate synaptic plasticity. In this article, we have investigated the synaptic behaviour of ZnO/PVA:rGO bilayer devices, where the Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) incorporates with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) at 1, 2, and 3 wt%. The electrodes consist of silver (Ag) on the top and indium tin oxide (ITO) at the bottom. Graphene oxide (GO) was synthesized using a modified Hummers method and subsequently reduced to rGO via ascorbic acid. The Zinc Oxide (ZnO) layer was deposited using electron-beam evaporation, while the PVA:rGO layer was fabricated by spin coating. The fabricated ZnO/PVA:rGO/Ag/ITO devices demonstrate forming-free bipolar resistive switching with a compliance current of 10 mA, exhibiting clear potentiation and depression under successive triangular DC sweeps (0 V → 0.7 V → 0 V → -0.7 V → 0 V). The 1 wt% rGO device, in particular, shows stable and reproducible conductance modulation over multiple consecutive cycles, confirming synaptic plasticity and strong potential for neuromorphic computing. In contrast, higher rGO loadings (2 and 3 wt%) resulted in diminished synaptic responses, indicating that excessive rGO content can impair performance. These findings highlight the critical role of rGO concentration in achieving stable and controllable switching, making the device architecture well-suited for artificial synapse and neuromorphic computing applications.
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