Storage element and storage device
    1.
    发明授权
    Storage element and storage device 有权
    存储元件和存储设备

    公开(公告)号:US09093211B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-28

    申请号:US13451043

    申请日:2012-04-19

    摘要: A storage element includes a storage layer having a magnetization perpendicular to a layer surface and storing information according to a magnetization state of a magnetic material; a fixed magnetization layer having the magnetization as a reference of the information of the storage layer and perpendicular to the layer surface; an interlayer formed of a nonmagnetic material and interposed between the storage layer and the fixed magnetization layer; a coercive force enhancement layer adjacent to the storage layer, opposite to the interlayer, and formed of Cr, Ru, W, Si, or Mn; and a spin barrier layer formed of an oxide, adjacent to the coercive force enhancement layer, and opposite to the storage layer. The storage layer magnetization is reversed using spin torque magnetization reversal caused by a current in a lamination direction of a layer structure including the storage layer, the interlayer, and the fixed magnetization layer, thereby storing information.

    摘要翻译: 存储元件包括具有垂直于层表面的磁化的存储层,并且根据磁性材料的磁化状态存储信息; 具有作为存储层的信息并垂直于层表面的参考的磁化的固定磁化层; 由非磁性材料形成并夹在所述存储层和所述固定磁化层之间的夹层; 与所述中间层相对的与所述存储层相邻的矫顽力增强层,由Cr,Ru,W,Si或Mn形成; 以及由与矫顽力增强层相邻并与存储层相对的氧化物形成的自旋势垒层。 使用由包括存储层,中间层和固定磁化层的层结构的层叠方向上的电流引起的自旋转矩磁化反转,存储层磁化反转,从而存储信息。

    Memory element and memory device
    2.
    发明授权
    Memory element and memory device 有权
    存储器元件和存储器件

    公开(公告)号:US08743594B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-03

    申请号:US13227144

    申请日:2011-09-07

    IPC分类号: G11C11/00 G11C11/16 H01F10/32

    摘要: There is disclosed a memory element including a memory layer that has a magnetization perpendicular to a film face and a magnetization direction thereof varies corresponding to information; a magnetization-fixed layer that has a magnetization that is perpendicular to the film face; and an insulating layer that is provided between the memory layer and the magnetization-fixed layer, wherein an electron that is spin-polarized is injected in a lamination direction of a layered structure, and thereby the magnetization direction of the memory layer varies and a recording of information is performed with respect to the memory layer, a magnitude of an effective diamagnetic field which the memory layer receives is smaller than a saturated magnetization amount of the memory layer, and a Ta film is formed in such a manner that comes into contact with a face, which is opposite to the insulating layer side, of the magnetization-fixed layer.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种存储元件,其包括具有垂直于膜面的磁化和其磁化方向根据信息而变化的存储层; 具有垂直于膜面的磁化的磁化固定层; 以及设置在所述存储层和所述磁化固定层之间的绝缘层,其中在层状结构的层叠方向上注入自旋极化的电子,从而存储层的磁化方向变化,并且记录 相对于存储层执行信息,存储层接收的有效抗磁场的大小小于存储层的饱和磁化量,并且以与膜的接触形式形成Ta膜 与磁化固定层的绝缘层侧相对的面。

    Memory element and memory device
    3.
    发明授权
    Memory element and memory device 有权
    存储器元件和存储器件

    公开(公告)号:US08693239B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-08

    申请号:US13226953

    申请日:2011-09-07

    IPC分类号: G11C11/00

    摘要: There is disclosed a memory element including a memory layer that has a magnetization perpendicular to a film face and a magnetization direction thereof varies corresponding to information; a magnetization-fixed layer that has a magnetization that is perpendicular to the film face; and an insulating layer that is provided between the memory layer and the magnetization-fixed layer, wherein the memory layer has a lamination structure of a Co—Fe—B layer and an element belonging to any one of 1A group, 2A group, 3A group, 5A group, or 6A group, an electron that is spin-polarized is injected in a lamination direction of a layered structure, and thereby the magnetization direction of the memory layer varies and a recording of information is performed with respect to the memory layer, a magnitude of an effective diamagnetic field which the memory layer receives is smaller than a saturated magnetization amount of the memory layer.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种存储元件,其包括具有垂直于膜面的磁化和其磁化方向根据信息而变化的存储层; 具有垂直于膜面的磁化的磁化固定层; 以及设置在所述存储层和所述磁化固定层之间的绝缘层,其中所述存储层具有Co-Fe-B层和属于1A组,2A组,3A组中的任一个的元件的层叠结构 5A组或6A组,沿层叠结构的层叠方向注入自旋极化的电子,由此存储层的磁化方向变化,并且相对于存储层进行信息的记录, 存储层接收的有效抗磁场的大小小于存储层的饱和磁化量。

    Storage element and storage device
    4.
    发明授权
    Storage element and storage device 有权
    存储元件和存储设备

    公开(公告)号:US08692341B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-08

    申请号:US13332664

    申请日:2011-12-21

    IPC分类号: H01L29/82

    CPC分类号: G11C11/161

    摘要: A storage element includes: a storage layer which has magnetization perpendicular to a film surface, the direction of the magnetization being changed in accordance with information; a magnetization fixed layer which has magnetization perpendicular to a film surface used as a base of information stored in the storage layer; and an insulating layer of a nonmagnetic substance provided between the storage layer and the magnetization fixed layer. In the storage element described above, the magnetization of the storage layer is reversed using a spin torque magnetization reversal generated by a current flowing in a lamination direction of a layer structure including the storage layer, the insulating layer, and the magnetization fixed layer to store information, the storage layer is directly provided with a layer at a side opposite to the insulating layer, and this layer includes a conductive oxide.

    摘要翻译: 存储元件包括:具有垂直于膜表面的磁化的存储层,磁化方向根据信息而改变; 磁化固定层,其具有与用作存储在存储层中的信息的基底的膜表面垂直的磁化; 以及设置在所述存储层和所述磁化固定层之间的非磁性物质的绝缘层。 在上述存储元件中,使用由包括存储层,绝缘层和磁化固定层的层结构的层叠方向流动的电流产生的自旋转矩磁化反转来使存储层的磁化反转,以存储 信息中,存储层在与绝缘层相反的一侧直接设置有层,该层包括导电氧化物。

    Memory device having a magnetic layer with a perpendicular direction of magnetization relative to a direction of magnetization of a fixed magnetization layer
    5.
    发明授权
    Memory device having a magnetic layer with a perpendicular direction of magnetization relative to a direction of magnetization of a fixed magnetization layer 有权
    存储器件具有相对于固定磁化层的磁化方向具有垂直磁化方向的磁性层

    公开(公告)号:US08547731B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-01

    申请号:US13098996

    申请日:2011-05-02

    IPC分类号: G11C11/00 G11C11/15 H01L29/82

    CPC分类号: G11C11/161

    摘要: Disclosed herein is a memory device, including: a memory element including a memory layer for holding therein information in accordance with a magnetization state of a magnetic material, a fixed magnetization layer which is provided on the memory layer through a non-magnetic layer and whose direction of a magnetization is fixed to a direction parallel with a film surface, and a magnetic layer which is provided on a side opposite to the fixed magnetization layer relative to the memory layer through a non-magnetic layer and whose direction of a magnetization is a direction vertical to the film surface; and a wiring through which a current is caused to flow through the memory element in a direction of lamination of the layers of the memory element.

    摘要翻译: 这里公开了一种存储器件,包括:存储元件,其包括存储层,用于根据磁性材料的磁化状态保存信息;固定磁化层,其通过非磁性层设置在存储层上, 磁化方向固定在与膜表面平行的方向上,磁性层通过非磁性层而相对于存储层设置在与固定磁化层相反的一侧,并且其磁化方向为 垂直于膜表面的方向; 以及使电流通过存储元件沿存储元件的层的层叠方向流过的布线。

    Magnetic memory element
    6.
    发明授权
    Magnetic memory element 有权
    磁记忆元件

    公开(公告)号:US08546897B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-01

    申请号:US13193935

    申请日:2011-07-29

    IPC分类号: H01L29/82 G11C11/02

    摘要: A magnetic memory element includes a memory layer, a reference layer, and a spin-injection layer provided between the memory layer and the reference layer. The reference layer has a structure in which at least two CoPt layers containing 20 atomic % or more and 50 atomic % or less of Pt and having a thickness of 1 nm or more and 5 nm or less are stacked with a Ru layer provided therebetween. The thickness of the Ru layer is 0.45±0.05 nm or 0.9±0.1 nm. In addition, the axis of 3-fold crystal symmetry of the CoPt layers is oriented perpendicularly to the film surface. The reference layer includes a high spin polarization layer of 1.5 nm or less containing Co or Fe as a main component at an interface with the spin-injection layer.

    摘要翻译: 磁存储元件包括存储层,参考层和设置在存储层和参考层之间的自旋注入层。 参考层具有其中包含20原子%以上且50原子%以下的Pt,厚度为1nm以上且5nm以下的至少两个CoPt层以其间设置有Ru层的层叠体的结构。 Ru层的厚度为0.45±0.05nm或0.9±0.1nm。 此外,CoPt层的3倍晶体对称轴垂直于膜表面取向。 参考层包括在与自旋注入层的界面处含有Co或Fe作为主要成分的1.5nm以下的高自旋极化层。

    Storage apparatus
    7.
    发明授权
    Storage apparatus 有权
    储存装置

    公开(公告)号:US08472243B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-25

    申请号:US13155099

    申请日:2011-06-07

    IPC分类号: G11C11/14

    摘要: Disclosed herein is a storage apparatus including a cell array configured to include storage devices arranged to form an array. Each of the storage device has: a storage layer for storing information as the state of magnetization of a magnetic substance; a fixed-magnetization layer having a fixed magnetization direction; and a tunnel insulation layer sandwiched between the storage layer and the fixed-magnetization layer. In an operation to write information on the storage layer, a write current is generated to flow in the layer-stacking direction of the storage layer and the fixed-magnetization layer in order to change the direction of the magnetization of the storage layer. The cell array is divided into a plurality of cell blocks. The thermal stability of the storage layer of any particular one of the storage devices has a value peculiar to the cell block including the particular storage device.

    摘要翻译: 这里公开了一种存储装置,其包括被配置为包括布置成形成阵列的存储装置的单元阵列。 每个存储装置具有:用于存储作为磁性物质的磁化状态的信息的存储层; 具有固定磁化方向的固定磁化层; 以及夹在所述存储层和所述固定磁化层之间的隧道绝缘层。 在存储层上写入信息的操作中,产生写入电流以在存储层和固定磁化层的层叠方向上流动,以改变存储层的磁化方向。 单元阵列被分成多个单元块。 任何特定存储设备的存储层的热稳定性具有包括特定存储设备的单元块特有的值。

    Storage element and storage device
    8.
    发明授权
    Storage element and storage device 有权
    存储元件和存储设备

    公开(公告)号:US08344467B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-01

    申请号:US13116755

    申请日:2011-05-26

    IPC分类号: H01L29/82

    CPC分类号: H01L43/08 G11C11/161

    摘要: A storage element includes: a storage layer configured to retain information based on a magnetization state of a magnetic material and include a perpendicular magnetization layer whose magnetization direction is in a direction perpendicular to a film plane, a non-magnetic layer, and a ferromagnetic layer that has an axis of easy magnetization along a direction in the film plane and has a magnetization direction inclined to a direction perpendicular to the film plane by an angle in a range from 15 degrees to 45 degrees, the storage layer being configured by stacking of the perpendicular magnetization layer and the ferromagnetic layer with intermediary of the non-magnetic layer and magnetic coupling between the perpendicular magnetization layer and the ferromagnetic layer; a magnetization pinned layer; and a non-magnetic intermediate layer.

    摘要翻译: 存储元件包括:存储层,其被配置为基于磁性材料的磁化状态保持信息,并且包括其磁化方向在垂直于膜平面,非磁性层和铁磁层的方向上的垂直磁化层 其沿着膜平面的方向具有容易磁化的轴,并且具有相对于垂直于膜平面的方向倾斜角度在15度至45度范围内的磁化方向,所述存储层通过 垂直磁化层和铁磁层,介于非磁性层和垂直磁化层与铁磁层之间的磁耦合; 磁化钉扎层; 和非磁性中间层。

    STORAGE ELEMENT AND STORAGE DEVICE
    9.
    发明申请
    STORAGE ELEMENT AND STORAGE DEVICE 有权
    存储元件和存储设备

    公开(公告)号:US20120300542A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-29

    申请号:US13462538

    申请日:2012-05-02

    IPC分类号: G11C11/14

    摘要: A storage element includes a storage layer which has magnetization perpendicular to its film surface and which retains information by a magnetization state of a magnetic substance, a magnetization pinned layer having magnetization perpendicular to its film surface which is used as the basis of the information stored in the storage layer, an interlayer of a non-magnetic substance provided between the storage layer and the magnetization pinned layer, and a cap layer which is provided adjacent to the storage layer at a side opposite to the interlayer and which includes at least two oxide layers. The storage element is configured to store information by reversing the magnetization of the storage layer using spin torque magnetization reversal generated by a current passing in a laminate direction of a layer structure including the storage layer, the interlayer, and the magnetization pinned layer.

    摘要翻译: 存储元件包括具有垂直于其膜表面的磁化并且通过磁性物质的磁化状态保持信息的存储层,具有垂直于其膜表面的磁化的磁化固定层,其被用作存储在其中的信息的基础 所述存储层,设置在所述存储层和所述磁化被钉扎层之间的非磁性物质的中间层,以及在与所述中间层相对的一侧设置在所述存储层附近并且包括至少两个氧化物层的盖层 。 存储元件被配置为通过使用由包括存储层,中间层和磁化固定层的层结构的层叠方向通过的电流产生的自旋转矩磁化反转来反转存储层的磁化来存储信息。