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10a,10b,10c,10d 基板
11a,11b,11c,11d 第一電極(ソース電極)
12a,12b,12c,12d 第二電極(ドレイン電極)
13a,13b 第三電極(ゲート電極)
131a,131b 第三電極の周縁の一部
13c,13d 第三電極(ゲート電極、n型半導体)
131c,131d pn接合面
132c,132d pn接合面の周縁の一部
14c,14d 第四電極(ゲート電極、p型半導体)
15 絶縁体(第一拡散防止層41)
16a,16b,16c,16d 伝導パス
19b,19d 領域(最近接部)
20a,20b,20c,20d イオン伝導層(イオン伝導体)
21b,21d 第一イオン伝導層
22b,22d 第二イオン伝導層
31 第一ストップ絶縁層
32 第二ストップ絶縁層
33 第三ストップ絶縁層
34 保護膜
41 第一拡散防止層
42 第二拡散防止層
51 第一層間絶縁層
52 第二層間絶縁層
60 バリアメタル
61 第一バリアメタル
62 第二バリアメタル
71 第一プラグ
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- 金属イオンが伝導するイオン伝導体と、このイオン伝導体に前記金属イオンを供給する第一電極と、前記イオン伝導体に電子を供給する第二電極と、前記第一電極と前記第二電極との間の前記イオン伝導体中に局所的に電子を供給する第三電極と、
を備え、
前記第三電極の周縁の少なくとも一部は、前記第一電極と前記第二電極との間の前記イオン伝導体を横断するように位置し、
前記イオン伝導体が両面を有する膜状であり、前記イオン伝導体の一方の面に前記第一電極及び前記第二電極が設けられ、前記イオン伝導体の他方の面に前記第三電極が設けられ、
前記第三電極の前記一部上かつ前記第一電極と前記第二電極との間の前記イオン伝導体に伝導パスが形成される、
抵抗変化素子。 - 前記イオン伝導体が第一層及び第二層の積層構造であり、前記第二電極は前記第一層および前記第二層に接し、
前記第二層のイオン伝導率が前記第一層のイオン伝導率がよりも低い、
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の抵抗変化素子。 - 前記イオン伝導体の他方の面における前記第三電極の設けられていない部分及び前記第三電極が絶縁体に接する、
ことを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載の抵抗変化素子。 - 前記第一電極が銅、前記第二電極及び前記第三電極が白金、前記イオン伝導体が酸化タンタル、及び前記絶縁体が酸化シリコンからなる、
ことを特徴とする請求項3記載の抵抗変化素子。 - p型半導体からなる第四電極を更に備え、前記第三電極がn型半導体からなり、前記第三電極の前記周縁の少なくとも一部は、前記第四電極とのpn接合面を形成する、
ことを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載の抵抗変化素子。 - 前記第一電極が銅、前記第二電極が白金、前記イオン伝導体が酸化タンタル、並びに前記三電極及び前記第四電極がシリコンからなる、
ことを特徴とする請求項5記載の抵抗変化素子。 - 請求項1乃至4のいずれか一つに記載の抵抗変化素子に対して、
前記第一電極に正電圧、前記第二電極に負電圧を与え、前記第三電極に負電圧を印加して前記第三電極から前記イオン伝導体に伝導パスを形成するための電子を供給する工程
を実施する、抵抗変化素子の動作方法。 - 請求項5又は6記載の抵抗変化素子に対して、
前記第一電極に正電圧、前記第二電極に負電圧を与え、前記第三電極と前記第四電極とのpn接合面に逆方向電圧を印加して当該pn接合面から前記イオン伝導体に伝導パスを形成するための熱電子を供給する工程
を実施する、抵抗変化素子の動作方法。 - 前記工程の後、
前記第一電極に負電圧、前記第二電極に正電圧を印加して、前記伝導パスを消滅させる工程、
を実施する、請求項7又は8記載の抵抗変化素子の動作方法。
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