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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2011
Koichi Kubo, Yokohama, JP;
Takahiro Hirai, Yokohama, JP;
Shinya Aoki, Yokohama, JP;
Robin Carter, Yokohama, JP;
Chikayoshi Kamata, Atsugi, JP;
Koichi Kubo, Yokohama, JP;
Takahiro Hirai, Yokohama, JP;
Shinya Aoki, Yokohama, JP;
Robin Carter, Yokohama, JP;
Chikayoshi Kamata, Atsugi, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A data read/write device according to an example of the present invention includes a recording layer, and means for applying a voltage to the recording layer, generating a resistance change in the recording layer, and recording data. The recording layer is composed of a composite compound having at least two types of cation elements, at least one type of the cation element is a transition element having a 'd' orbit in which electrons have been incompletely filled, and the shortest distance between the adjacent cation elements is 0.32 nm or less.