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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2012
Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuichiro Yasuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayuki Shimuta, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Ohba, Miyagi, JP;
Katsuhisa Aratani, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuichiro Yasuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayuki Shimuta, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Ohba, Miyagi, JP;
Katsuhisa Aratani, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A memory element includes: a memory layer disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode. The memory layer includes: an ion source layer containing one or more metallic elements, and one or more chalcogen elements of tellurium (Te), sulfur (S), and selenium (Se); and a resistance change layer disposed between the ion source layer and the first electrode, the resistance change layer including a layer which includes tellurium and nitrogen (N) and is in contact with the ion source layer.