Patent ID: 9293692
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B82Y,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A storage element comprising, stacked in a laminate direction: a storage layer configured to hold information by means of a magnetization state of a magnetic material, a pinned magnetization layer on one side of said storage layer, a tunnel insulation layer between said storage layer and said pinned magnetization layer, and a spin barrier layer in contact with another side of said storage layer that faces away from said pinned magnetization layer and said tunnel insulation layer, said spin barrier layer comprising magnesium oxide and a non-magnetic metallic element diffused in the magnesium oxide, the non-magnetic metallic element being at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Ta, Zr, Hf, Nb, Cr, Mo, W, and V.