Performance Analysis of Memcapacitor in an Op-Amp Integrator Circuit

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10.2991/978-94-6239-668-5_42How to use a DOI?

Keywords

mem-elements; memcapacitor; emulator; integrator

Abstract

The memcapacitor is a significant component of the memristive system family, serving as a circuit element that represents the relationship between magnetic flux (φ) and charge integral (σ). The primary distinctions between a memcapacitor and a standard capacitor can be outlined as follows: the capacity to store information without the necessity for an external power supply, a non-volatile structure, and nonlinear load–voltage characteristics. It is evident that such a circuit element exhibiting these characteristics will make a significant contribution to the field of electronics. In this study, an op-amp integrator circuit is considered in order to compare the dynamic performance of a standard capacitor and a memcapacitor with similar nominal capacitance values. As commercial production of memcapacitors has yet to be established, an emulator circuit is used for comparison purposes, rather than the memcapacitor itself. The analysis shows that the memcapacitor-based configuration provides a 33.3% faster settling time in response to a sinusoidal input signal than the standard capacitor-based configuration. This means that the signal at the integrator output can reach the steady state more quickly after a transient. Furthermore, simulations demonstrate that the memcapacitor circuit exhibits a significantly lower reactive power than the standard capacitor circuit, indicating reduced reactive energy exchange and improved energy efficiency.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sevgi Gürsul Kalaç
AU  - Serdar Ethem Hamamcı
AU  - Zehra Gülru Çam Taşkıran
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/05/14
TI  - Performance Analysis of Memcapacitor in an Op-Amp Integrator Circuit
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Current Problems in Engineering and Applied Sciences (ICCPEAS 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 395
EP  - 405
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-668-5_42
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-668-5_42
ID  - Kalaç2026
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