摘要:
A magnetic functional device allowing magnetization switching at a high speed even if the size of a magnetic substance is made finer on the sub-micron order. The magnetic functional device includes an information carrier layer formed by a magnetic substance; and a strain-imparting layer (such as piezoelectric layer) formed below the information layer and operably configured to impart a drive force to change the direction of a magnetization vector lying in a first plane of the information carrier thereby processing binary or more information by magnetization directions of the information carrier layer; wherein the drive force is applied in pulse to the information carrier layer in a direction nearly perpendicular to the first plane in which lies the magnetization vector of the information carrier layer when the magnetization vector is in an initial state before the application of the drive force. An effective field derived from a magnetic anisotropy or exchange interaction is used as the drive force.
摘要:
A magnetic functional element can operate stably and reliably with a satisfactorily low rate of power consumption if used to realize an enhanced degree of integration. The magnetic fuctional element comprises strain-sensitive magnetic layer 2 having a magnetic state variable with strain and a strain applying layer 3 adapted to apply strain to the strain-sensitive magnetic layer. The magnetic state of the strain-sensitive magnetic layer 2 is controlled by controlling the strain applied to the strain-sensitive magnetic layer 2. Thus, it is no longer necessary to generate a magnetic field by means of an electric current in order to change the magnetic state of the element.
摘要:
An element that is able to control magnetization without applying a magnetic field from outside. A magnetized area formed of a ferromagnetic material is split by a spacer area of a composite material including a magnetic material and a semiconductor material. A stimulus is applied from outside to the spacer area to change the magnetic interaction between split magnetized areas to control the magnetization of the magnetized areas. Alternatively, a layered assembly made up of an electrically conductive layer containing an electrically conductive material and plural magnetic layers is provided so that the electrically conductive layer is arranged between the magnetic layers. The current is caused to flow through the electrically conductive layer to change the magnetic coupling state between the magnetic layers to control the direction of magnetization between the magnetic layers.
摘要:
A potential barrier region is positioned in direct or indirect contact with a region containing a magnetic element. The region containing a magnetic body has a multi-layered structure in which two ferromagnetic layers are separated by a non-magnetic intermediate layer, for example. The potential barrier region may be composed of a metal layer and a semiconductor layer, for example, and a Schottky barrier is produced between them. Magnetization of the region containing a magnetic body is controlled by modulating the potential barrier of the potential barrier region by means of application of an electric field. By using at least one magnetization of the region containing a magnetic element, storage of information is effected.
摘要:
A storage element including: a storage layer; a magnetization fixed layer; and an insulating layer, wherein by injecting spin-polarized electrons in a laminating direction of a layered structure that includes the storage layer, the insulating layer, and the magnetization fixed layer, the orientation of magnetization of the storage layer changes and recording of information is performed on the storage layer, and an Fe film and a film that includes Ni are formed in order from an interface side that is in contact with the insulating layer, and a graded composition distribution of Ni and Fe is formed after heating on at least one of the storage layer and the magnetization fixed layer.
摘要:
Provided is a storage element including a storage layer that holds information according to a magnetization state of a magnetic body, a magnetization fixing layer that has magnetization serving as a reference of the information stored in the storage layer, and an insulation layer that is formed of a non-magnetic body disposed between the storage layer and the magnetization fixing layer. The information is stored by reversing the magnetization of the storage layer using spin torque magnetization reversal occurring with a current flowing in a lamination direction of a layer configuration of the storage layer, the insulation layer, and the magnetization fixing layer, and a size of the storage layer is less than a size in which a direction of the magnetization is simultaneously changed.
摘要:
There is disclosed a memory element including a layered structure including a memory layer that has a magnetization perpendicular to a film face; a magnetization-fixed layer; and an insulating layer provided between the memory layer. An electron that is spin-polarized is injected in a lamination direction of a layered structure, a magnitude of an effective diamagnetic field which the memory layer receives is smaller than a saturated magnetization amount of the memory layer, in regard to the insulating layer that comes into contact with the memory layer, and the other side layer with which the memory layer comes into contact at a side opposite to the insulating layer, at least an interface that comes into contact with the memory layer is formed of an oxide film, and the memory layer includes at least one of non-magnetic metal and oxide in addition to a Co—Fe—B magnetic layer.
摘要:
Disclosed herein is a storage element, including: a storage layer configured to retain information based on a magnetization state of a magnetic material; and a magnetization pinned layer configured to be provided for the storage layer with intermediary of a tunnel barrier layer, wherein the tunnel barrier layer has a thickness not less than or equal to 0.1 nm to not more than or equal to 0.6 nm and interface roughness less than 0.5 nm, and information is stored in the storage layer through change in direction of magnetization of the storage layer by applying a current in a stacking direction and injecting a spin-polarized electron.
摘要:
There is disclosed a memory element which includes a layered structure. The layered structure includes a memory layer that has a magnetization perpendicular to a film face; a magnetization-fixed layer having magnetization perpendicular to the film face; an insulating layer provided between the memory layer and the magnetization-fixed layer; and a cap layer provided at a face side, which is opposite to the insulating layer-side face, of the memory layer, in which an electron that is spin-polarized is injected in a lamination direction of the layered structure, and thereby the magnetization direction of the memory layer varies and a recording of information is performed, a magnitude of an effective diamagnetic field which the memory layer receives is smaller than a saturated magnetization amount of the memory layer, and at least a face, which comes into contact with the memory layer, of the cap layer is formed of a Ta film.
摘要:
A memory includes: a memory device that has a memory layer storing data as a magnetization state of a magnetic body and a magnetization fixed layer whose direction of magnetization is fixed through a nonmagnetic layer interposed between the memory layer and the magnetization fixed layer and stores the data in the memory layer by changing a magnetization direction of the memory layer when a write current flowing in a stacked direction of the memory layer and the magnetization fixed layer is applied; and a voltage control unit that supplies the write current configured by independent pulse trains of two or more to the memory device by using a write voltage that is configured by independent pulse trains of two or more.