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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2012
Shuichiro Yasuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayuki Shimuta, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuhisa Aratani, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Ohba, Miyagi, JP;
Shuichiro Yasuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayuki Shimuta, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuhisa Aratani, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Ohba, Miyagi, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There are provided a memory element and a memory device with improved repetition characteristics during operations at a low voltage and current. The memory element includes a first electrode, a memory layer, and a second electrode in this order. The memory layer includes a resistance change layer disposed on the first electrode side, and an ion source layer disposed on the second electrode side, and having a resistivity of 2.8 mΩcm or higher but lower than 1 Ωcm.