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Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 21, 2017
Applicant:

Tohoku University, Sendai, JP;

Inventors:

Shunsuke Fukami, Sendai, JP;

Chaoliang Zhang, Sendai, JP;

Ayato Ohkawara, Sendai, JP;

Kyota Watanabe, Sendai, JP;

Hideo Ohno, Sendai, JP;

Tetsuo Endoh, Sendai, JP;

Assignee:

TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, Sendai, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/15 (2006.01); G11C 11/16 (2006.01); H01L 43/02 (2006.01); H01L 43/10 (2006.01); H01L 43/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/161 (2013.01); H01L 43/02 (2013.01); H01L 43/10 (2013.01); H01L 43/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

The magnetic memory element () includes: a conductive layer that includes a heavy metal layer () containing a 5d transition metal; a first ferromagnetic layer () that is adjacent to the conductive layer and contains a ferromagnetic layer having a reversible magnetization; a barrier layer () that is adjacent to the first ferromagnetic layer () and includes an insulating material; a reference layer () that is adjacent to the barrier layer () and has at least one second ferromagnetic layer () having a fixed magnetization direction; a cap layer () that is adjacent to the reference layer () and includes a conductive material; a first terminal (T) that is capable of introducing a current into one end of the heavy metal layer () in the longitudinal direction; a second terminal (T) that is capable of introducing a current into the other end of the heavy metal layer () in the longitudinal direction; and a third terminal (T) that is capable of introducing a current into the cap layer ().


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