JP4949396B2 - 急激な金属−絶縁体転移を利用したメモリ素子及びその動作方法 - Google Patents
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本発明の実験例では、基板102はAl2O3、MIT物質層106は低濃度の正孔が添加されたp型GaAs、電極108、110は積層されたCr及びCuからなる水平構造の2端子素子を使用した。
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- 基板と、
前記基板上に位置し、ホールドーピングによる電子のエネルギー変化により急激に金属−絶縁体転移をする金属−絶縁体転移物質層と、
前記転移物質層にコンタクトさせられ、熱により融解されて前記転移物質層に導電性経路を形成する二つの電極と、
を備えることを特徴とする急激な金属−絶縁体転移を利用したメモリ素子。 - 前記転移物質層は、酸素、炭素、半導体元素(III−V族、II−VI族)、転移金属元素、希土類元素、ランタン系元素を含む正孔が添加された無機物化合物半導体及び絶縁体、正孔が添加された有機物半導体及び絶縁体、正孔が添加された半導体、並びに、正孔が添加された酸化物半導体及び絶縁体のうち選択された少なくとも一つであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の急激な金属−絶縁体転移を利用したメモリ素子。
- 前記電極は、Li、Be、C、Mg、Al、Ca、Sc、Ti、V、Cr、Mn、Fe、Co、Ni、Cu、Zn、Ga、Rb、Sr、Y、Zr、Nb、Mo、Tc、Ru、Rh、Pd、Ag、Cd、In、Sn、Sb、Cs、Ba、La、Hf、Ta、W、Re、Os、Ir、Pt、Au、Ti、Bi、Po、Ce、Pr、Nd、Sm、Eu、Gd、Tb、Dy、Ho、Er、Tm、Yb、Lu、Th、の金属、前記金属の化合物、並びに、前記金属及び前記化合物を含む酸化物のうち選択された少なくとも一つ以上の物質からなることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の急激な金属−絶縁体転移を利用したメモリ素子。
- 前記二つの電極は、相互に離隔して配置されたことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の急激な金属−絶縁体転移を利用したメモリ素子。
- 前記二つの電極のうち、一つの電極は、前記金属−絶縁体転移物質層の下面に配置され、他の電極は、前記金属−絶縁体物質層の上面に配置されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の急激な金属−絶縁体転移を利用したメモリ素子。
- 電子間のエネルギー変化により急激に金属−絶縁体転移をする金属−絶縁体転移物質層を基板上に形成するステップと、
前記転移物質層にコンタクトする二つの電極を形成するステップと、
前記電極に第1電圧を印加して前記電極を融解させて、前記転移物質層に導電性経路を形成するステップと、
を含むことを特徴とする急激な金属−絶縁体転移を利用したメモリ素子の動作方法。 - 前記導電性経路を形成するステップ以後に、
前記転移物質層が絶縁体に転移するように第2電圧を前記電極に印加するステップをさらに含むことを特徴とする請求項6に記載の急激な金属−絶縁体転移を利用したメモリ素子の動作方法。 - 前記第2電圧は、前記導電性経路における表面張力を低減して前記導電性経路を電気的に開放させることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の急激な金属−絶縁体転移を利用したメモリ素子の動作方法。
- 前記導電性経路をなす前記電極は、前記転移物質層の多結晶の結晶粒界に侵入することを特徴とする請求項6に記載の急激な金属−絶縁体転移を利用したメモリ素子の動作方法。
- 前記導電性経路を形成するステップは、
前記電極に前記第1電圧を印加して前記電極のうち一つの電極を融解させるステップと、
前記第1電圧を印加し続けて、前記融解した電極を前記転移物質層に流すステップと、 前記第1電圧を印加し続けて、前記融解した電極を対向する前記電極と電気的に連結させるステップと、
を含むことを特徴とする請求項6に記載の急激な金属−絶縁体転移を利用したメモリ素子の動作方法。 - 前記メモリ素子は、前記第1電圧ではオン状態を保持し、第2電圧ではオフ状態を保持することを特徴とする請求項6に記載の急激な金属−絶縁体転移を利用したメモリ素子の動作方法。
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