JP2010109175A - 固体メモリ - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】本発明の固体メモリは、Teと、Alとを主成分とする、相変態により電気特性が変化する記録層を備える固体メモリであり、上記記録層は、固体状態間で相変態を生じる母相を有する層を2以上含み、2以上の上記層は超格子構造を構成している。
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一般的な自己抵抗加熱型の基本構成により相変化RAMを作製した。
一般的な自己抵抗加熱型の基本構成により相変化RAMを作製した。電極にはTiNを使用し、記録膜には[AlTe/Al2Te3]の超格子を20層積層した。超格子からなる記録膜全体の厚さは28nmであった。セルの大きさは、100×100nm2であった。
実施例1と同様に一般的な自己抵抗加熱型の基本構成により相変化RAMを作製した。記録膜にはAl2Sb2Te5の単層膜を20nm形成した。セルの大きさは、100×100nm2であった。
Claims (10)
- Teと、Alとを主成分とする、相変態により電気特性が変化する記録層を備える固体メモリであり、
上記記録層は、固体状態間で相変態を生じる母相を有する層を2以上含み、
2以上の上記層は超格子構造を構成していることを特徴する固体メモリ。 - 上記記録層では、母相を有する上記層として、Al原子を含む層と、Sb原子を含む層とが隣接して積層していることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の固体メモリ。
- 上記記録層は、Al原子を含む層と、Sb原子を含む層とから構成されることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の固体メモリ。
- Al原子を、Al原子を含む上記層から、Al原子を含む上記層とSb原子を含む上記層との界面に向かって異方性拡散させることによってデータを記録又は消去することを特徴とする請求項2又は3に記載の固体メモリ。
- Al原子を、Al原子を含む上記層とSb原子を含む上記層との界面から、Al原子を含む上記層に向かって異方性拡散させることによってデータを記録又は消去することを特徴とする請求項2又は3に記載の固体メモリ。
- 上記記録層では、母相を有する上記層として、Al原子を含む第一のAl層と、当該第一のAl層とは異なる組成からなる、Al原子を含む第二のAl層とが隣接して積層していることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の固体メモリ。
- 上記記録層は、上記第一のAl層と、上記第二のAl層とから構成されることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の固体メモリ。
- Al原子を、上記第一のAl層から、上記第一のAl層と上記第二のAl層との界面に向かって異方性拡散させることによってデータを記録又は消去することを特徴とする請求項6又は7に記載の固体メモリ。
- Al原子を、上記第一のAl層と上記第二のAl層との界面から、上記第一のAl層に向かって異方性拡散させることによってデータを記録又は消去することを特徴とする請求項6又は7に記載の固体メモリ。
- 母相を含む上記層の厚さを、0.3nm以上2nm以下の範囲内とすることを特徴とする請求項1〜9の何れか1項に記載の固体メモリ。
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