KR100446888B1 - 자기저항효과막 및 그를 이용한 메모리 - Google Patents
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- 수직자화막으로 이루어진 제 1자성층(111)과, 상기 제 1자성층위쪽에 적층된 수직자화막으로 이루어진 제 2자성층(113)과, 제 1 및 제 2자성층 사이에 샌드위치된 비자성층(112)과를 포함하는 자기저항효과막에 있어서,제 1 및 제 2자성층 중의 하나와 비자성층사이에 입상의 형상으로 형성되고 또한 제 1 및 제 2자성층 중의 하나보다 큰 스핀분극율을 가진 제 1자성영역(114)이 있고, 또한 제 1자성영역은 제 1 및 제 2자성층 중의 하나와 교환결합되도록 배열되는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항효과막.
- 제 1항에 있어서, 제 1 및 제 2자성층의 다른 하나와 비자성층사이에 입상의 형상으로 형성되고 제 1 및 제 2자성층의 다른 하나보다 큰 스핀분극율을 가진 제 2자성영역(115)이 부가하여 형성되어 있고, 또한 상기 제 2자성영역은 상기 제 1 및 제 2자성층의 다른 하나와 교환결합되도록 배열되는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항효과막.
- 제 2항에 있어서, 외부자계의 인가가 없는 상태에서, 상기 제 1자성영역과 제 2자성영역중의 하나에서 자화는 막면에 수직인 방향으로 향하게 되고, 외부자계의 인가가 없는 상태에서, 상기 제 1 및 제 2자성영역의 다른 하나의 자화는 막면에 수직인 방향으로부터 경사진 방향으로 향하게 되고, 또한 막면에 수직인 방향으로 외부자계가 인가된 상태에서, 제 1 및 제 2자성영역에서 자화는 막면에 수직인 방향으로 모두 향하게 되는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항효과막.
- 제 1항에 있어서, 상기 비자성층은 절연체로 이루어지는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항효과막.
- 제 1항에 있어서, 외부자계의 인가가 없는 상태에서, 상기 제 1자성영역에서 자화는 막면에 수직인 방향으로 향하게 되는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항효과막.
- 제 1항에 있어서, 외부자계의 인가가 없는 상태에서, 상기 제 1자성영역에서 자화는 막면에 수직인 방향으로부터 경사진 방향으로 향하게 되고, 막면에 수직인 방향으로 외부자계가 인가된 상태에서, 제 1자성영역의 자화는 막면에 수직인 방향으로 향하게 되는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항효과막.
- 제 1항에 있어서, 상기 제 1 및 제 2자성층 중의 하나는, 희토류-금속-부격자-자화-도미넌트 희토류와 천이금속의 아모퍼스합금으로 구성되고, 상기 제 1자성영역은 천이금속으로 구성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항효과막.
- 제 1항 내지 제 7항 중의 어느 한 항에 기재된 자기저항효과막으로 구성된 메모리소자를 포함하는 메모리에 있어서, 상기 메모리소자에 정보를 기록하는 수단과 상기 메모리소자에 기록된 정보를 판독하는 수단을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 메모리.
- 제 8항에 있어서, 정보를 기록하는 수단은 상기 메모리소자 근처에 형성된 도체(311∼314,321∼324)를 통해서 전류를 흐르게 하는 수단으로 구성되고, 도체로부터 발생된 자계는 메모리소자에 인가되고, 이에 의해 기록을 행하는 것을 특징으로 하는 메모리.
- 제 8항에 있어서, 상기 정보를 기록하는 수단은, 막의 면내방향에서의 자계 및 상기 메모리소자에 막면에 수직인 방향으로 자계를 인가하고, 막면에 수직인 방향으로 자계에 의해 기록되는 정보의 오리엔테이션을 결정하는 것을 특징으로 하는 메모리.
- 제 10항에 있어서, 비트선(331∼333)은 상기 메모리소자에 접속되고, 또한 전류는 메모리소자에 막의 면내방향에서의 자계를 인가하기 위하여 비트선을 통해서 흐르는 것을 특징으로 하는 메모리.
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