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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2011
Applicant:
Takeyuki Sone, Miyagi, JP;
Inventor:
Takeyuki Sone, Miyagi, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A memory element and a memory device having the stable switching characteristics with the characteristics of data retention remaining favorable are provided. The memory element includes a first electrode, a memory layer, and a second electrode in this order. The memory layer includes an ion source layer provided on the second electrode side, a resistance change layer provided between the ion source layer and the first electrode, and a barrier layer provided between the resistance change layer and the first electrode, and having conductivity higher than that of the resistance change layer.