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Layered metal dichalcogenides (LMDs) neuromorphic memristor devices offer a promising alternative to conventional von Neumann architectures, addressing speed and energy efficiency constraints. However, challenges remain in controlling resistive switching and operating voltage in crystalline LMD memristors due to environmental stabilization issues, which hinder neural network hardware development. Herein, we introduce an optimization method for memristor operation by controlling oxidation through ozone treatment, creating a SnOx/SnS2 resistive layer. These optimized memristors demonstrate low switching voltages (similar to 1 V), rapid switching speeds (similar to 20 ns), high switching ratios (102), and the ability to emulate synaptic weight plasticity. Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy identified defects and Ti conductive filaments in the resistive switching layer, contributing to uniform switching and minimized operating variation. The device achieved 90% accuracy in MNIST handwritten recognition, and hardware-based image convolution was successfully implemented, showcasing the potential of SnOx/SnS2 memristors for neuromorphic applications. (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(LMDs)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)<middle dot>(sic)(sic) (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic). (sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)LMDs(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic) (sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic). (sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)SnOx/SnS2(sic)(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic). (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic) (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(similar to 1 V),(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(similar to 20 ns),(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(102), (sic)(sic)(sic) (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic). (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)X(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic) (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)Ti(sic)(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic) (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic). (sic)(sic), SnOx/SnS2(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)MNIST(sic)(sic)(sic) (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)90%(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic), (sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic), (sic) (sic)(sic)SnOx/SnS2(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic)(sic).