Interface engineering in ZnO/CdO hybrid nanocomposites to enhanced resistive switching memory for neuromorphic computing

•Solution processed cost-effective hydrothermal approach for integration of Zinc oxide and cadmium oxide (C15ZO) nano-hybrid composite for memristor devices as an artificial synapse for brain-inspired computer systems.•High RON/ROFF ratio of (∼105), and excellent reliability with endurance greater than ∼ 104 cycles.•Remarkable switching characteristics, exciting bio-synaptic functions including long term potentiation (LTP), long term depression (LTD) and paired-pulse facilitation (PPF) have been investigated.•Memristor devices demonstrated high identification accuracy up to 92.6%.