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図1は、本実施の形態に係る磁壁移動素子1の原理を説明するための概念図である。磁壁移動素子1は、強磁性体膜で形成される磁化記録層10を備えている。この磁化記録層10は磁壁DWを有しており、磁化記録層10中で磁壁DWは移動する。
以下、本実施の形態に係る磁壁移動素子(磁壁移動型の磁気抵抗素子)1の例を更に詳しく説明する。
図10は、本実施の形態に係る磁壁移動素子1の一例を示している。図10で示される磁壁移動素子1は、既出の図6で示されたものと同様の構造を有しており、磁化記録層10、トンネルバリア層20及び磁化固定層30を備えている。磁化記録層10の中央領域12、トンネルバリア層20及び磁化固定層30が、読み出し部(MTJ)を形成している。
図13は、本実施の形態に係る磁壁移動素子1の他の例を示している。図13で示される磁壁移動素子1は、既出の図7で示されたものと同様の構造を有しており、磁化記録層10、導電層40、磁化自由層50、トンネルバリア層60、及び磁化固定層70を備えている。磁化自由層50、トンネルバリア層60及び磁化固定層70が、読み出し部(MTJ)を形成している。
図14は、本実施の形態に係る磁壁移動素子1の更に例を示している。図14で示される磁壁移動素子1は、既出の第1の例(図10)と同様の構造を有している。但し、磁化記録層10及び磁化固定層30は、面内磁気異方性を有する面内磁化膜で形成される。
本実施の形態に係る磁壁移動型のMRAMは、上述の磁壁移動素子1をメモリセルとして用い、多値動作が可能である。図17は、本実施の形態に係るMRAM100の構成の一例を示している。図18は、図17で示されるMRAM100に対するデータ書き込み/読み出しを要約的に示している。
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- 強磁性体膜で形成され磁壁を有する磁化記録層を備え、
前記磁化記録層は、
磁化方向が固定された一組の端部領域と、
前記一組の端部領域の間に挟まれ前記磁壁が移動する中央領域と
を含み、
前記端部領域と前記中央領域との境界に、前記磁壁がトラップされる第1トラップサイトが形成され、
前記中央領域内に、前記磁壁がトラップされる第2トラップサイトが少なくとも1つ形成されている
磁壁移動素子。 - 請求の範囲1に記載の磁壁移動素子であって、
前記中央領域内の前記第2トラップサイトの数は複数である
磁壁移動素子。 - 請求の範囲1又は2に記載の磁壁移動素子であって、
前記第1トラップサイトにおいて前記磁壁をトラップするためのポテンシャル差は、第1ポテンシャル差であり、
前記第2トラップサイトにおいて前記磁壁をトラップするためのポテンシャル差は、前記第1ポテンシャル差より小さい第2ポテンシャル差である
磁壁移動素子。 - 請求の範囲1乃至3のいずれか一項に記載の磁壁移動素子であって、
前記第2トラップサイトは、前記中央領域の側面に形成された凹凸である
磁壁移動素子。 - 請求の範囲1乃至3のいずれか一項に記載の磁壁移動素子であて、
前記第2トラップサイトは、前記中央領域の表面に形成された凹凸である
磁壁移動素子。 - 請求の範囲1乃至3のいずれか一項に記載の磁壁移動素子であって、
前記第2トラップサイトは、前記中央領域における前記強磁性体膜中の結晶粒界である
磁壁移動素子。 - 請求の範囲1乃至6のいずれか一項に記載の磁壁移動素子であって、
前記第1トラップサイトにおける前記磁化記録層の膜厚は、前記中央領域側よりも前記端部領域側の方が大きい
磁壁移動素子。 - 請求の範囲1乃至6のいずれか一項に記載の磁壁移動素子であって、
前記第1トラップサイトにおける前記磁化記録層の平面幅は、前記中央領域側よりも前記端部領域側の方が大きい
磁壁移動素子。 - 請求の範囲1乃至6のいずれか一項に記載の磁壁移動素子であって、
前記一組の端部領域のそれぞれに隣接する第1磁性体膜と第2磁性体膜を更に備え、
前記第1磁性体膜及び前記第2磁性体膜の飽和磁化あるいは結晶磁気異方性は、前記磁化記録層のものと異なる
磁壁移動素子。 - 請求の範囲1乃至9のいずれか一項に記載の磁壁移動素子であって、
前記一組の端部領域の間に電流を流すことにより、前記磁壁が、前記少なくとも1つの第2トラップサイトのいずれかあるいは前記第1トラップサイトに移動する
磁壁移動素子。 - 請求の範囲10に記載の磁壁移動素子であって、
前記電流のパルス数に依存して、前記磁壁の移動量が変化する
磁壁移動素子。 - 請求の範囲10に記載の磁壁移動素子であって、
前記電流のパルス幅に依存して、前記磁壁の移動量が変化する
磁壁移動素子。 - 請求の範囲1乃至12のいずれか一項に記載の磁壁移動素子であって、
前記磁化記録層の前記中央領域の磁化状態に応じて抵抗値が変化する磁気抵抗素子を更に備える
磁壁移動素子。 - 請求の範囲13に記載の磁壁移動素子であって、
前記磁気抵抗素子は、
前記磁化記録層の前記中央領域と、
磁化方向が固定された強磁性層である磁化固定層と、
前記中央領域と前記磁化固定層とに挟まれた非磁性層と
を有し、
前記磁化固定層は、前記非磁性層を挟んで前記中央領域と対向する
磁壁移動素子。 - 請求の範囲13に記載の磁壁移動素子であって、
前記磁気抵抗素子は、
強磁性層である磁化自由層と、
磁化方向が固定された強磁性層である磁化固定層と、
前記磁化自由層と前記磁化固定層とに挟まれた非磁性層と
を有し、
前記磁化自由層は、前記磁化記録層の前記中央領域の磁気的に結合しており、
前記磁化自由層の磁化状態は、前記中央領域の磁化状態に依存して変化する
磁壁移動素子。 - アレイ状に配置された複数のメモリセルを備える磁壁移動型の磁気ランダムアクセスメモリであって、
前記複数のメモリセルの各々は磁壁移動素子を備え、
前記磁壁移動素子は、強磁性体膜で形成され磁壁を有する磁化記録層を備え、
前記磁化記録層は、
磁化方向が固定された一組の端部領域と、
前記一組の端部領域の間に挟まれ前記磁壁が移動する中央領域と
を含み、
前記端部領域と前記中央領域との境界に、前記磁壁がトラップされる第1トラップサイトが形成され、
前記中央領域内に、前記磁壁がトラップされる第2トラップサイトが少なくとも1つ形成されている
磁気ランダムアクセスメモリ。
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