This thesis is focused on the understanding and development of novel materials for valence-change memories (VCMs), a type of resistive switching memories in which the memory storage mechanism is based on internal redox reactions. VCMs are in essence electrochemical systems. Their implementation in integrated electronic circuits relies on a voltage (or current) to measure and operate the memory, but their functionality is highly dependent on the chemical properties of the materials constituting the memory. In this work we present how the mixed ionic-electronic conducting La2NiO4+δ compound offers an interesting playground for VCM applications due to its intrinsic bulk oxygen-ion conducting properties. We have successfully prepared La2NiO4+δ ...