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Description
13 金属酸化層
14 界面酸化層
本実施形態の抵抗変化素子の構成を説明する。図6は本実施形態における抵抗変化素子の一構成例を示す断面模式図である。
本発明の抵抗変化素子は、配線間の相互接続を制御するスイッチとして重要であるが、上述したように、半導体トランジスタあるいはダイオードといった能動素子に直列に接続される記憶素子として用いてもよい。
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- 第1の電極と、該第1の電極に接する金属酸化層と、該金属酸化層に接する界面酸化層と、該界面酸化層と接する第2の電極と、を有する抵抗変化素子であって、
前記金属酸化層は第1の金属元素の酸化物を含み、
前記第2の電極は電気伝導性が前記第1の金属元素とは異なる第2の金属元素を含み、
前記界面酸化層は前記第1および第2の金属元素を含む酸化物を有し、
前記第1の金属元素が正孔伝導性を有する元素であり、前記第2の金属元素が電子伝導性を有する元素であり、
前記第1の金属元素が、Ni、Cu、MnおよびCoのうち少なくとも1つ以上の元素であり、
前記第2の金属元素が、Zr、Hf、Ta、WおよびMoのうち少なくとも1つ以上の元素である、抵抗変化素子。 - 第1の電極と、該第1の電極に接する金属酸化層と、該金属酸化層に接する界面酸化層と、該界面酸化層と接する第2の電極と、を有する抵抗変化素子であって、
前記金属酸化層は第1の金属元素の酸化物を含み、
前記第2の電極は電気伝導性が前記第1の金属元素とは異なる第2の金属元素を含み、
前記界面酸化層は前記第1および第2の金属元素を含む酸化物を有し、
前記第1の金属元素が電子伝導性を有する元素であり、前記第2の金属元素が正孔伝導性を有する元素であり、
前記第1の金属元素が、Zr、Hf、Ta、WおよびMoのうち少なくとも1つ以上の元素であり、
前記第2の金属元素が、Ni、Cu、MnおよびCoのうち少なくとも1つ以上の元素である、抵抗変化素子。 - 請求項1または2に記載の抵抗変化素子と、
前記抵抗変化素子に情報の書き込みまたは読み出しをするためのトランジスタ素子と、
を有する半導体記憶装置。 - 前記第1または第2の電極が導電性膜を材料とするプラグを介して前記トランジスタ素子のソース電極またはドレイン電極と電気的に接続されている、請求項3記載の半導体記憶装置。
- 前記第1または第2の電極が、前記第1および第2の金属元素の拡散を抑制するバリア性導電体を介して前記ソース電極またはドレイン電極と電気的に接続されている、請求項3または4記載の半導体記憶装置。
- 前記抵抗変化素子の前記バリア性導電体と接触している部位以外が、前記第1および第2の金属元素の拡散を抑制するバリア性絶縁体で覆われている、請求項5記載の半導体記憶装置。
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