Non volatile memory cells including a composite solid electrolyte layer
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsWei Tian, Ming Sun, Michael Xuefei Tang, Dimitar V. Dimitrov
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Abstract
Programmable metallization cells (PMC) that include a first electrode; a solid electrolyte layer including clusters of high ion conductive material dispersed in a low ion conductive material; and a second electrode, wherein either the first electrode or the second electrode is an active electrode, and wherein the solid electrolyte layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. Methods of forming them are also included herein.
Claims20
A programmable metallization cell (PMC) comprising:
- a first electrode;
- a solid electrolyte layer comprising clusters of high ion conductive material dispersed in a low ion conductive material;
- and
- a second electrode,
- wherein either the first electrode or the second electrode is an active electrode, and
- wherein the solid electrolyte layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
A method of forming a PMC comprising:
- forming a first electrode;
- forming a solid electrolyte layer that comprises high ion conductive material and low ion conductive material;
- and
- forming a second electrode, wherein the second electrode is an active electrode.
A nonvolatile memory unit comprising:
- a resistive sense memory cell (RSM), the RSM comprising:
- a first electrode;
- a solid electrolyte layer comprising clusters of high ion conductive material dispersed in a low ion conductive material;
- a second electrode;
- and
- a sink layer
- wherein the solid electrolyte layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode
- at least one word line;
- and
- at least one bit line,
- wherein the word line is orthogonal to the bit line and the RSM is operatively coupled to the word line and the bit line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.