Storage element and memory

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PATENT NO 9978933
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15585857

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A storage element including a storage layer configured to hold information by use of a magnetization state of a magnetic material, with a pinned magnetization layer being provided on one side of the storage layer, with a tunnel insulation layer, and with the direction of magnetization of the storage layer being changed through injection of spin polarized electrons by passing a current in the lamination direction, so as to record information in the storage layer, wherein a spin barrier layer configured to restrain diffusion of the spin polarized electrons is provided on the side, opposite to the pinned magnetization layer, of the storage layer; and the spin barrier layer includes at least one material selected from the group composing of oxides, nitrides, and fluorides.

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SONY CORPORATION1-7-1 KONAN MINATO-KU TOKYO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bessho, Kazuhiro Kanagawa, JP 163 1922
Higo, Yutaka Miyagi, JP 189 1976
Hosomi, Masanori Kanagawa, JP 195 2063
Kano, Hiroshi Kanagawa, JP 136 1937
Ohmori, Hiroyuki Kanagawa, JP 194 1917
Oishi, Yuki Kanagawa, JP 62 734
Yamamoto, Tetsuya Kanagawa, JP 636 13176
Yamane, Kazutaka Miyagi, JP 176 1596

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