JP7462281B2 - 不揮発性メモリ素子およびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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2 下部電極層
3 絶縁層
4 メモリ層
5 上部電極層
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- NaCl型の結晶構造を有するCr窒化膜で構成され、電気パルスの印加により電気抵抗が低抵抗状態と高抵抗状態との間で変化するメモリ層と、
前記メモリ層に通電するための第1および第2の電極と、を備え、
前記メモリ層のX線回折パターンは、前記低抵抗状態および前記高抵抗状態の双方で、(111)を最大ピークである第1のピークと、(200)を前記第1のピークの次のピークである第2のピークと、を有する、ことを特徴とする不揮発性メモリ素子。 - 窒素ガスとArガスのガス流量比(N2/Ar)が、2/15以上、6/15以下となる前記窒素ガスと前記Arガスをそれぞれ導入し、Crターゲットを用いて反応性スパッタリングを行うことで成膜されたCr窒化膜で構成され、電気パルスの印加により電気抵抗が低抵抗状態と高抵抗状態との間で変化するメモリ層と、
前記メモリ層に通電するための第1および第2の電極と、
を備え、
前記メモリ層は、前記低抵抗状態および前記高抵抗状態の双方でNaCl型の結晶構造を有することを特徴とする不揮発性メモリ素子。 - 前記高抵抗状態における前記メモリ層の電気抵抗値は、前記低抵抗状態における前記メモリ層の電気抵抗値の2倍以上である、請求項1または2に記載の不揮発性メモリ素子。
- 前記Cr窒化膜におけるCr原子の一部は、Al、Si、Sc、Ti、V、Mn、Fe、Co、Ni、Cu、Zn、Y、Zr、Nb、Mo、Hf、TaおよびWから選ばれる少なくとも1つの元素で置換されている、請求項1または2に記載の不揮発性メモリ素子。
- 窒素ガスとArガスのガス流量比(N2/Ar)が、2/15以上、6/15以下となる前記窒素ガスと前記Arガスをそれぞれ導入し、Crターゲットを用いて反応性スパッタリングを行うことで、NaCl型の結晶構造を有し電気パルスの印加により電気抵抗が互いに異なる複数の状態に変化するCr窒化膜のメモリ層を基板上に形成する工程と、
前記メモリ層に通電するための第1および第2の電極を形成する工程と、
を含むことを特徴とする不揮発性メモリ素子の製造方法。
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