Patent Publication Number: US-11653573-B2

Title: Magnetic domain wall movement element and magnetic recording array

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a magnetic domain wall movement element and a magnetic recording array. Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-181361, filed on Oct. 1, 2019, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     Description of Related Art 
     Attention has been focused on next-generation non-volatile memories that will replace flash memories or the like for which the limit of miniaturization has been reached. For example, magnetoresistive random access memories (MRAMs), resistance random access memories (ReRAMs), phase change random access memories (PCRAMs), and the like are known as next-generation non-volatile memories. 
     In MRAMs, a change in resistance value caused due to change in magnetization direction is used for data recording. Data recording is carried out by each of the variable magnetoresistance elements constituting the MRAM. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a variable magnetoresistance elements (magnetic domain wall movement element) which can record multi-valued data by moving a magnetic domain wall in a magnetic recording layer. Patent Document 1 describes that an intermediate layer is provided between a magnetic coupling layer and a first magnetization fixing region. Further, it describes that the intermediate layer may be formed so as to be in contact with the entire magnetic recording layer, and the intermediate layer may be used as the base layer. 
     PATENT DOCUMENT 
     
         
         [Patent Document 1] PCT International Publication No. WO2009/019949 
       
    
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Since a magnetic domain wall movement element records data in a multi-valued or analog manner according to a position of the magnetic domain wall, it is necessary to maintain the magnetic domain wall in the magnetic recording layer. The magnetic domain wall is formed by twisting the direction of magnetization in the magnetic recording layer. For example, when ferromagnetic layers oriented in different directions are brought close to different positions of a magnetic recording layer to create different magnetic domains in the magnetic recording layer, the direction of magnetization is twisted in the magnetic recording layer and a magnetic domain wall is generated. If each magnetic domain is not sufficiently fixed, the moving range of the magnetic domain wall becomes wider than the desired range, and in some cases, the magnetic domain wall disappears. For example, the variable magnetoresistance elements shown in Patent Document 1 fixes the magnetization in the first magnetization fixed region by magnetic coupling. However, the magnetic coupling between the magnetic coupling layer and the first magnetization fixing region may not be sufficiently obtained, and the magnetic domain may be insufficiently fixed. 
     The present invention was made in view of the above-described problems and provides a magnetic domain wall movement element and a magnetic memory in which the movement of the magnetic domain wall is stable. 
     (1) A magnetic domain wall movement element according to a first aspect includes: a wiring layer containing a ferromagnetic material; a non-magnetic layer in contact with the first surface of the wiring layer; a first conductive layer connected to the first surface of the wiring layer and containing a ferromagnetic material; and a second conductive layer connected to the wiring layer at a distance from the first conductive layer, wherein a first part of the connection face of the first conductive layer is directly connected to the wiring layer, and a second part of the connection face other than the first part is connected to the wiring layer via the non-magnetic layer. 
     (2) In the magnetic domain wall movement element according to a second aspect includes: a wiring layer containing a ferromagnetic material; a non-magnetic layer in contact with the first surface of the wiring layer; a first conductive layer connected to the first surface of the wiring layer and containing a ferromagnetic material; and a second conductive layer connected to the wiring layer at a distance from the first conductive layer, wherein the first conductive layer is connected to the wiring layer via the non-magnetic layer; the thickness of the non-magnetic layer at a position located between the first conductive layer and the wiring layer is thinner than the thickness of the non-magnetic layer at a position which overlaps the first end of the connection face of the first conductive layer on the side near the second conductive layer in plan view. 
     (3) In the magnetic domain wall movement element according to the aspect, the area of the first part is wider than the area of the second part. 
     (4) In the magnetic domain wall movement element according to the aspect, the connection face of the first conductive layer is recessed in the lamination direction, and a part of the non-magnetic layer is fitted in the recess of the connection face. 
     (5) In the magnetic domain wall movement element according to the aspect, the first surface of the wiring layer is recessed in the lamination direction, and the non-magnetic layer is fitted in the recess of the connection face. 
     (6) In the magnetic domain wall movement element according to the aspect, the non-magnetic layer located between the first conductive layer and the wiring layer becomes thinner as it moves away from the first end of the connection face on the side near the second conductive layer. 
     (7) In the magnetic domain wall movement element according to the aspect, the average thickness of the non-magnetic layer between the first conductive layer and the wiring layer is 10 Å or less. 
     (8) In the magnetic domain wall movement element according to the aspect, the second conductive layer contains a ferromagnetic material and a first part of the connection face of the second conductive layer is directly connected to the wiring layer, and a second part of the connection face other than the first part is connected to the wiring layer via the non-magnetic layer. 
     (9) In the magnetic domain wall movement element according to the aspect, the second conductive layer contains a ferromagnetic material and the thickness of the non-magnetic layer at a position located between the second conductive layer and the wiring layer is thinner than the thickness of the non-magnetic layer at a position which overlaps the first end of the connection face of the second conductive layer on the side near the first conductive layer in plan view. 
     (10) The magnetic domain wall movement element according to the aspect, further includes: a ferromagnetic layer located above the second surface of the wiring layer opposite the first surface; and a second non-magnetic layer located between the ferromagnetic layer and the wiring layer. 
     (11) In the magnetic domain wall movement element according to the aspect, the non-magnetic layer has a thickness changing portion that becomes thinner as the distance from the ferromagnetic layer increases and the thickness changing portion does not overlap the ferromagnetic layer when viewed from the lamination direction. 
     (12) In the magnetic domain wall movement element according to the aspect, the non-magnetic layer has a thickness changing portion that becomes thinner as the distance from the ferromagnetic layer increases and a part of the thickness changing portion overlaps the ferromagnetic layer when viewed from the lamination direction. 
     (13) A magnetic recording array according to a third aspect may include: a plurality of the magnetic domain wall movement elements according to the aspect. 
     According to the magnetic domain wall movement element and the magnetic recording array according to the aspect, it is possible to stabilize the movement of the magnetic domain wall. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a constitution diagram of a magnetic recording array according to a first embodiment. 
         FIG.  2    is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the magnetic recording array according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG.  3    is a cross-sectional view of a magnetic domain wall movement element according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG.  4    is a plan view of the magnetic domain wall movement element according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG.  5    is a cross-sectional view of a magnetic domain wall movement element according to a first comparative example. 
         FIG.  6    is a cross-sectional view of a magnetic domain wall movement element according to a second comparative example. 
         FIG.  7    is a cross-sectional view of a magnetic domain wall movement element according to a first modified example. 
         FIG.  8    is a cross-sectional view of a magnetic domain wall movement element according to a second modified example. 
         FIG.  9    is a cross-sectional view of a magnetic domain wall movement element according to another example of the second modified example. 
         FIG.  10    is a cross-sectional view of a magnetic domain wall movement element according to a third modified example. 
         FIG.  11    is a cross-sectional view of a magnetic domain wall movement element according to a fourth modified example. 
         FIG.  12    is a cross-sectional view of a magnetic recording array according to a second embodiment. 
         FIG.  13    is a cross-sectional view of a magnetic recording array according to a third embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     This embodiment will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings as appropriate. In the drawings used in the following description, in order to make the characteristics of the present invention easy to understand, for convenience, characteristic portions may be illustrated in an enlarged manner in some cases and dimensional ratios or the like of constituent elements may be different from actual dimensional ratios in some cases. The materials, dimensions, and the like exemplified in the following description are merely examples and the present invention is not limited thereto and it is possible to appropriately change and implement the present invention with a range in which the effects of the present invention can be obtained. 
     First, directions will be defined. An x direction and a y direction are directions substantially parallel to one surface of a substrate Sub (see  FIG.  2   ) which will be described later. The x direction is a direction in which a wiring layer  10  which will be described later extends, and is also a direction from the first conductive layer  30  to the second conductive layer  40 , which will be described later. The y direction is a direction orthogonal to the x direction. A z direction is a direction from the substrate Sub to the magnetic domain wall movement element  100 , which will be described later. The z direction is an example of a lamination direction. Furthermore, the expression “extends in the x direction” in the specification means that, for example, a dimension in the x direction is larger than a minimum dimension among dimensions in the x direction, the y direction, and the z direction. The same applies to the case of extending in other directions. 
     First Embodiment 
       FIG.  1    is a constitution diagram of a magnetic recording array according to a first embodiment. The magnetic recording array  200  includes a plurality of first wirings Wp 1  to Wp 3 , a plurality of second wirings Cm 1  to Cm 3 , a plurality of third wirings Rp 1  to Rp 3 , a plurality of first switching elements  110 , a plurality of second switching elements  120 , and a plurality of third switching elements  130 . The magnetic recording array  200  can be used, for example, in a magnetic memory, a product-sum calculator, and a neuromorphic device. 
     &lt;First Wiring, Second Wiring, Third Wiring&gt; 
     The first wirings Wp 1  to Wpn are write wirings. The first wirings Wp 1  to Wpn electrically connect the power supply and one or more magnetic domain wall movement elements  100 . The power supply is connected to one end of the magnetic recording array  200  during use. 
     The second wirings Cm 1  to Cmn are common wirings. Each of the common wirings is a wiring used both at the time of writing data and at the time of reading data. The second wirings Cm 1  to Cmn electrically connect a reference potential and one or more magnetic domain wall movement elements  100 . The reference potential is, for example, ground. The second wirings Cm 1  to Cmn may be provided in each of the plurality of magnetic domain wall movement elements  100  or may be provided over the plurality of magnetic domain wall movement elements  100 . 
     The third wirings Rp 1  to Rpn are read wirings. The third wirings Rp 1  to Rpn electrically connect a power supply and one or more magnetic domain wall movement elements  100 . The power supply is connected to one end of the magnetic recording array  200  during use. 
     &lt;First Switching Element, Second Switching Element, and Third Switching Element&gt; 
     The first switching element  110 , the second switching element  120 , and the third switching element  130  shown in  FIG.  1    are connected to each of the plurality of magnetic domain wall movement elements  100 . A device in which switching elements are connected to the magnetic domain wall movement elements  100  is called a semiconductor device. The first switching element  110  is connected between each of the magnetic domain wall movement elements  100  and the each of first wirings Wp 1  to Wpn. The second switching element  120  is connected between each of the magnetic domain wall movement elements  100  and each of the second wirings Cm 1  to Cmn. The third switching element  130  is connected between each of the magnetic domain wall movement elements  100  and each of the third wirings Rp 1  to Rpn. 
     If the first switching element  110  and the second switching elements  120  are turned on, a write current flows between the first wirings Wp 1  to Wpn and the second wirings Cm 1  to Cmn connected to predetermined magnetic domain wall movement elements  100 . If the first switching elements  110  and the third switching elements  130  are turned on, a read current flows between the first wirings Wp 1  to Wpn and the third wirings Rp 1  to Rpn connected to predetermined magnetic domain wall movement elements  100 . 
     The first switching elements  110 , the second switching elements  120 , and the third switching elements  130  are elements configured to control a flow of a current. For example, as the first switching elements  110 , the second switching elements  120 , and the third switching elements  130 , elements such as transistors and ovonic threshold switches (OTSs) in which a phase change of a crystal layer is used, elements such as a metal-insulator transition (MIT) switch in which a change in band structure is used, elements such as Zener diodes and avalanche diodes in which a breakdown voltage is used, elements in which conductivity changes with a change in atomic position, and the like can be utilized. 
     Any one of the first switching element  110 , the second switching element  120 , and the third switching element  130  may be shared by the magnetic domain wall movement elements  100  connected to the same wiring. For example, when the first switching element  110  is shared, one first switching element  110  is provided upstream of the first wirings Wp 1  to Wpn. For example, when the second switching element  120  is shared, one second switching element  120  is provided upstream of the second wirings Cm 1  to Cmn. For example, when the third switching element  130  is shared, one third switching element  130  is provided upstream of the third wirings Rp 1  to Rpn. 
       FIG.  2    is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the magnetic recording array according to the first embodiment.  FIG.  2    is a cross section of one magnetic domain wall movement element  100  in  FIG.  1    cut in an xz plane passing through the center of the width of the wiring layer  10  in the y direction. 
     The first switching element  110  and the second switching element  120  shown in  FIG.  2    are transistors Tr. The transistor Tr has a gate electrode G, a gate insulating film GI, and a source region S and a drain region D formed on a substrate Sub. The substrate Sub is, for example, a semiconductor substrate. The third switching element  130  is electrically connected to the electrode E and is located, for example, in the depth direction (−y direction) of the paper surface. 
     Each of the transistors Tr and the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  are electrically connected to each other via the connection wiring Cw. The connection wiring Cw contains a material having conductivity. The connection wiring Cw extends, for example, in the z direction. The connection wiring Cw is, for example, a via wiring formed in the opening of the insulating layer  90 . 
     The magnetic domain wall movement element  100  and the transistor Tr are electrically separated by an insulating layer  90  except for the connection wiring Cw. The insulating layer  90  is an insulating layer that insulates between the wirings of the multilayer wiring and between the elements. The insulating layer  90  is made of, for example, silicon oxide (SiO x ), silicon nitride (SiN x ), silicon carbide (SiC), chromium nitride, silicon carbonitride (SiCN), silicon oxynitride (SiON), aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), zirconium oxide (ZrO x ), and the like. 
     &lt;Magnetic Domain Wall Movement Element&gt; 
       FIG.  3    is a cross-sectional view of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  cut in an xz plane passing through the center of the width of the wiring layer  10  in the y direction. The magnetic domain wall movement element  100  includes a wiring layer  10 , a non-magnetic layer  20 , a first conductive layer  30 , a second conductive layer  40 , a second non-magnetic layer  50 , and a ferromagnetic layer  60 . When writing data to the magnetic domain wall movement element  100 , a write current is passed through the wiring layer  10  between the first conductive layer  30  and the second conductive layer  40 . When reading data from magnetic domain wall movement element  100 , a read current is passed between the first conductive layer  30  or the second conductive layer  40  and the ferromagnetic layer  60 . 
     &lt;Wiring Layer&gt; 
     The wiring layer  10  is a portion extending in the x direction and is a portion to which a write current is applied. The wiring layer  10  is, for example, a rectangle having a long axis in the x direction and a short axis in the y direction in a plan view from the z direction. The wiring layer  10  is connected to the first conductive layer  30  and the second conductive layer  40 . Hereinafter, the surface of the wiring layer  10  on the side to which the first conductive layer  30  is connected is referred to as a first surface  10   a . The write current flows along the wiring layer  10  from the first conductive layer  30  toward the second conductive layer  40 , or from the second conductive layer  40  toward the first conductive layer  30 . The wiring layer  10  is laminated on the non-magnetic layer  20 , the first conductive layer  30 , and the second conductive layer  40 . 
     The wiring layer  10  is a layer capable of magnetically recording information by changing the internal magnetic state. The wiring layer  10  may be called a magnetic recording layer or a magnetic domain wall movement layer. 
     The wiring layer  10  includes fixed magnetization regions  11 ,  12  and a magnetic domain wall movement region  13 . The magnetic domain wall movement region  13  is sandwiched between two fixed magnetization regions  11  and  12 . 
     The fixed magnetization region  11  is a region in which the wiring layer  10  overlaps with the connection face  30   a  of the first conductive layer  30  when viewed from the z direction. The fixed magnetization region  12  is a region in which the wiring layer  10  overlaps with the connection face  40   a  of the second conductive layer  40  when viewed from the z direction. The magnetizations M 11  and M 12  in the fixed magnetization regions  11  and  12  are harder to be reversed than the magnetizations M 13 A and M 13 B in the magnetic domain wall movement region  13 , and are not reversed even if an external force with a threshold value for reversing the magnetizations M 13 A and M 13 B is applied to the magnetizations M 11  and M 12 . Therefore, it is said that that the magnetizations M 11  and M 12  of the magnetization fixing regions  11  and  12  are fixed to the magnetizations M 13 A and M 13 B of the magnetic domain wall movement region  13 . 
     The magnetization M 11  in the fixed magnetization region  11  and the magnetization M 12  in the fixed magnetization region  12  are oriented in different directions. The magnetization M 11  in the fixed magnetization region  11  and the magnetization M 12  in the fixed magnetization region  12  are oriented, for example, in opposite directions. The magnetization M 11  in the fixed magnetization region  11  is oriented, for example, in the +z direction and the magnetization M 12  in the fixed magnetization region  12  is oriented, for example, in the −z direction. 
     The magnetic domain wall movement region  13  is composed of a first magnetic domain  13 A and a second magnetic domain  13 B. The first magnetic domain  13 A is adjacent to the fixed magnetization region  11 . The magnetization M 13 A of the first magnetic domain  13 A is influenced by the magnetization M 11  of the fixed magnetization region  11 , and is oriented, for example, in the same direction as the magnetization M 11  of the fixed magnetization region  11 . The second magnetic domain  13 B is adjacent to the fixed magnetization region  12 . The magnetization M 13 B of the second magnetic domain  13 B is influenced by the magnetization M 12  of the fixed magnetization region  12 , and is oriented, for example, in the same direction as the magnetization M 12  of the fixed magnetization region. Therefore, the magnetization M 13 A of the first magnetic domain  13 A and the magnetization M 13 B of the second magnetic domain  13 B are oriented in different directions. The magnetization M 13 A of the first magnetic domain  13 A and the magnetization M 13 B of the second magnetic domain  13 B are oriented, for example, in opposite directions. 
     The boundary between the first magnetic domain  13 A and the second magnetic domain  13 B is the magnetic domain wall  15 . The magnetic domain wall  15  moves within the magnetic domain wall movement region  13 . In principle, the magnetic domain wall  15  does not penetrate into the fixed magnetization regions  11  and  12 . 
     When the ratio of the first magnetic domain  13 A and the second magnetic domain  13 B in the magnetic domain wall movement region  13  changes, the magnetic domain wall  15  moves. The magnetic domain wall  15  moves by passing a write current in the x direction of the magnetic domain wall movement region  13 . For example, when a write current (for example, a current pulse) in the +x direction is applied to the magnetic domain wall movement region  13 , electrons flow in the −x direction opposite to the current, so that the magnetic domain wall  15  moves in the −x direction. When a current flows from the first magnetic domain  13 A to the second magnetic domain  13 B, the spin-polarized electrons in the second magnetic domain  13 B reverse the magnetization M 13 A of the first magnetic domain  13 A. When the magnetization M 13 A in the first magnetic domain  13 A is reversed, the magnetic domain wall  15  moves in the −x direction. 
     The wiring layer  10  is made of a magnetic material. It is desirable that the wiring layer  10  include at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Fe, Pt, Pd, Gd, Tb, Mn, Ge, and Ga. Examples of the material used for the magnetic recording layer  20  include a laminated film made of Co and Ni, a laminated film made of Co and Pt, a laminated film made of Co and Pd, a MnGa-based material, a GdCo-based material, and a TbCo-based material. Ferrimagnetic materials such as a MnGa-based material, a GdCo-based material, and a TbCo-based material have a small saturation magnetization and a small threshold value current for moving a magnetic domain wall. Furthermore, a laminated film made of Co and Ni, a laminated film made of Co and Pt, and a laminated film made of Co and Pd have a large coercivity and a slow moving speed of a magnetic domain wall. 
     &lt;Non-Magnetic Layer&gt; 
     The non-magnetic layer  20  is in contact with the first surface  10   a  of the wiring layer  10 . The non-magnetic layer  20  is on the first surface  10   a  of the wiring layer  10 . The non-magnetic layer  20  shown in  FIG.  3    fits into the recess  10   c  formed on the first surface  10   a . The non-magnetic layer  20  shown in  FIG.  3    straddles a part of the fixed magnetization region  11 , the magnetic domain wall movement  13 , and a part of the fixed magnetization region  12 . 
     The non-magnetic layer  20  extends from a position overlapping the magnetic domain wall movement  13  in the z direction toward between the fixed magnetization region  11  and the first conductive layer  30  and between the fixed magnetization region  12  and the second conductive layer  40 . The first end of the non-magnetic layer  20  is between the fixed magnetization region  11  and the first conductive layer  30 . The second end of the non-magnetic layer  20  is between the fixed magnetization region  12  and the second conductive layer  40 . 
     The non-magnetic layer  20  is made of a non-magnetic material. The non-magnetic layer  20  defines, for example, the crystal structure of the wiring layer  10 . The crystal structure of the non-magnetic layer  20  enhances the crystallinity of the wiring layer  10  and enhances the orientation of the magnetization of the wiring layer  10 . The crystal structure of the non-magnetic layer  20  is, for example, amorphous, (001) oriented NaCl structure, (002) oriented perovskite structure represented by the composition formula of ABO 3 , or (001) oriented tetragonal structure or cubic structure. 
     The non-magnetic layer  20  is a conductor or an insulator. The non-magnetic layer  20  is preferably a conductor. When the non-magnetic layer  20  is a conductor, the thickness of the non-magnetic layer  20  is preferably thinner than the thickness of the wiring layer  10 . The non-magnetic layer  20  contains, for example, Ta, Ru, Pt, Ir, Rh, W, Pd, Cu, Au, and Cu. The non-magnetic layer  20  is, for example, a Ta layer, a Pt layer, or a laminate of a Ta layer and a Pt layer. 
     The thickness of the non-magnetic layer  20  is, for example, substantially constant in the xy plane. The average thickness of the non-magnetic layer  20  is, for example, 50 Å or less. The average thickness is the average value of the thicknesses of the non-magnetic layers  20  measured at the positions in the x directions of dividing the non-magnetic layer  20  into 10 at equal intervals in the x direction. 
     &lt;First Conductive Layer and Second Conductive Layer&gt; 
     The first conductive layer  30  is connected to the first surface  10   a  of the wiring layer  10 . The second conductive layer  40  is connected to, for example, the first surface  10   a  of the wiring layer  10 . The second conductive layer  40  may be connected to a surface other than the first surface  10   a  of the wiring layer  10 . The second conductive layer  40  is separated from the first conductive layer  30  and is connected to the wiring layer  10 . The first conductive layer  30  is connected to, for example, the first end of the wiring layer  10 , and the second conductive layer  40  is connected to, for example, the second end of the wiring layer  10 . The first conductive layer  30  and the second conductive layer  40  are, for example, connecting portions between the connecting wiring Cw and the wiring layer  10 . 
     The first conductive layer  30  contains a magnetic material. The magnetization M 30  of the first conductive layer  30  is oriented in one direction. The magnetization M 30  is oriented, for example, in the +z direction. The first conductive layer  30  fixes the magnetization M 11  in the fixed magnetization region  11 . The magnetization M 30  of the first conductive layer  30  and the magnetization M 11  of the fixed magnetization region  11  are oriented, for example, in the same direction. 
     The first conductive layer  30  contains, for example, a metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Co, Fe and Ni, or an alloy containing at least one of these metals, or an alloy containing at least one of these metals and at least one of B, C, and N. The first conductive layer  30  is made of, for example, Co—Fe, Co—Fe—B, Ni—Fe, or the like. When an easy magnetization axis of the first conductive layer  30  is in the z direction (perpendicular magnetization film), the first conductive layer  30  is preferably a laminate of a ferromagnetic material selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe and Ni and a non-magnetic material selected from the group consisting of Pt, Pd, Ru and Rh. Further, the first conductive layer  30  may have a synthetic antiferromagnetic structure (an SAF structure). The synthetic antiferromagnetic structure is composed of two magnetic layers having a non-magnetic layer disposed therebetween. Magnetization of each of the two magnetic layers is fixed, and directions of the fixed magnetization are opposite. 
     The second conductive layer  40  is made of a conductive material. The second conductive layer  40  contains a magnetic material. When the second conductive layer  40  contains a magnetic material, the magnetization M 40  of the second conductive layer  40  is oriented in a direction different from the magnetization M 30  of the first conductive layer  30 . The magnetization M 40  is oriented, for example, in the −z direction. In this case, the second conductive layer  40  fixes the magnetization M 12  in the fixed magnetization region  12 , and the magnetization M 40  in the second conductive layer  40  and the magnetization M 12  in the fixed magnetization region  12  are oriented, for example, in the same direction. The second conductive layer  40  may be made of, for example, the same material as the first conductive layer  30 . When the second conductive layer  40  does not contain a magnetic material, the magnetization M 12  in the fixed magnetization region  12  is fixed by, for example, an external magnetic field. 
     A part of the first conductive layer  30  is in direct contact with the wiring layer  10 , and a part of the first conductive layer  30  is in contact with the wiring layer  10  via the non-magnetic layer  20 . The connection face (surface)  30   a  of the first conductive layer  30  is partially in contact with the wiring layer  10  and partly in contact with the non-magnetic layer  20 . Hereinafter, a part of the connection face  30   a  that is in direct contact with the wiring layer  10  is referred to as a first part  30   a   1 , and a part of the connection face  30   a  that is in contact with the wiring layer  10  via the non-magnetic layer  20  is referred to as a second part  30   a   2 . As shown in  FIG.  4   , for example, the area of the first part  30   a   1  is larger than the area of the second part  30   a   2 .  FIG.  4    is a plan view of the magnetic domain wall movement element according to the first embodiment. 
     A part of the second conductive layer  40  shown in  FIGS.  3  and  4    is in direct contact with the wiring layer  10 , and a part of the second conductive layer  40  is in contact with the wiring layer  10  via the non-magnetic layer  20 . The connection face (surface)  40   a  of the second conductive layer  40  is partially in contact with the wiring layer  10  and partly in contact with the non-magnetic layer  20 . Hereinafter, a part of the connection face  40   a  that is in direct contact with the wiring layer  10  is referred to as a first part  40   a    1 , and a part of the connection face  40   a  that is in contact with the wiring layer  10  via the non-magnetic layer  20  is referred to as a second part  40   a    2 . As shown in  FIG.  4   , for example, the area of the first part  40   a    1  is larger than the area of the second part  40   a    2 . 
     &lt;Second Non-Magnetic Layer&gt; 
     The second non-magnetic layer  50  is located between the wiring layer  10  and the ferromagnetic layer  60 . The second non-magnetic layer  50  is laminated on the second surface of the wiring layer  10 . The second surface is a surface facing the first surface  10   a.    
     The second non-magnetic layer  50  is made of, for example, a non-magnetic insulator, a semiconductor or a metal. The non-magnetic insulator is, for example, Al 2 O 3 , SiO 2 , MgO, MgAl 2 O 4 , and a material in which Al, Si, and Mg are partly replaced with Zn, Be, and the like. These materials have a large bandgap and are excellent in insulating properties. When the second non-magnetic layer  50  is made of a non-magnetic insulator, the second non-magnetic layer  50  is a tunnel barrier layer. The non-magnetic metal is, for example, Cu, Au, Ag or the like. Non-magnetic semiconductors are, for example, Si, Ge, CuInSe 2 , CuGaSe 2 , Cu (In, Ga) Se e  and the like. 
     The thickness of the second non-magnetic layer  50  is preferably 20 Å or more, and more preferably 30 Å or more. When the thickness of the second non-magnetic layer  50  is large, the resistance area product (RA) of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  becomes large. The resistance area product (RA) of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  is preferably 1×10 4  Ω μm 2  or more, and more preferably 1×10 5  Ω μm 2  or more. The resistance area product (RA) of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  is represented by the product of the element resistance of one magnetic domain wall movement element  100  and the element cross-sectional area of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  (the area of the cut surface obtained by cutting the second non-magnetic layer  50  in the xy plane). 
     The ferromagnetic layer  60  is on the second non-magnetic layer  50 . The ferromagnetic layer  60  has a unidirectionally oriented magnetization M 60 . The magnetization M 60  of the ferromagnetic layer  60  is less likely to be reversed than the magnetizations M 13 A and M 13 B of the magnetic domain wall movement region  13  when a predetermined external force is applied. The predetermined external force is, for example, an external force applied to the magnetization by an external magnetic field or an external force applied to the magnetization by a spin polarization current. The ferromagnetic layer  60  is sometimes called a fixed magnetization layer or a magnetization reference layer. 
     The resistance value of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  changes depending on a difference in relative angle between the magnetization of the ferromagnetic layer  60  and the magnetizations M 13 A and M 13 B of the magnetic domain wall movement region  13 . The magnetization M 13 A of the first magnetic domain  13 A is, for example, in the same direction (parallel) as the magnetization M 60  of the ferromagnetic layer  60 , and the magnetization M 13 B of the second magnetic domain  13 B is, for example, in the opposite direction (antiparallel) to the magnetization M 60  of the ferromagnetic layer  60 . When the area of the first magnetic domain  13 A overlapping with the ferromagnetic layer  60  in plan view from the z direction becomes large, the resistance value of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  becomes low. On the contrary, when the area of the second magnetic domain  13 B overlapping with the ferromagnetic layer  60  in plan view from the z direction becomes large, the resistance value of the magnetic domain wall movement  100  becomes high. 
     The ferromagnetic layer  60  includes a ferromagnetic material. The ferromagnetic layer  60  includes, for example, a material that easily obtains a coherent tunnel effect with the wiring layer  10 . The ferromagnetic layer  60  includes, for example, a metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Co, Fe, and Ni, an alloy containing at least one metal of these metals, an alloy containing at least one of these metals and at least one of B, C, and N or the like. The ferromagnetic layer  60  is made of, for example, Co—Fe, Co—Fe—B, or Ni—Fe. 
     The ferromagnetic layer  60  may be a, for example, Heusler alloy. The Heusler alloy is a half-metal and has a high spin polarization. The Heusler alloy is an intermetallic compound having a chemical composition of XYZ or X 2 YZ. X represents a Co-, Fe-, Ni-, or Cu-group transition metal element or a noble metal element in the periodic table, Y represents a Mn-, V-, Cr-, or Ti-group transition metal or an element of the X type in the periodic table, and Z represents a typical element from Group III to Group V. Examples of the Heusler alloy include Co 2 FeSi, Co 2 FeGe, Co 2 FeGa, Co 2 MnSi, Co 2 Mn 1-a Fe a Al b Si 1-b , Co 2 FeGe 1-c Ga c , and the like. 
     A film thickness of the ferromagnetic layer  60  is preferably 1.5 nm or less, and is more preferably 1.0 nm or less when an easy magnetization axis of the ferromagnetic layer  60  is assumed to a z direction (a perpendicular magnetization film is assumed). If the film thickness of the ferromagnetic layer  60  is reduced, perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (interface perpendicular magnetic anisotropy) can be added to the ferromagnetic layer  60  at an interface between the ferromagnetic layer  60  and another layer (the second non-magnetic layer  50 ), and the magnetization of the ferromagnetic layer  60  is easily oriented in the z direction. 
     When an easy magnetization axis of the ferromagnetic layer  60  is in the z direction, it is preferable that the ferromagnetic layer  60  be a laminate of a ferromagnetic material selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe, and Ni and a non-magnetic material selected from the group consisting of Pt, Pd, Ru, and Rh, and it is more preferable to insert a non-magnetic material selected from the group consisting of Ir and Ru as an intermediate layer at any position in the laminate. If a ferromagnetic material and a non-magnetic material are laminated, it is possible to add perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and when the intermediate layer is inserted, it is possible to more strongly fix the magnetization of the ferromagnetic layer  60  in z direction. 
     An antiferromagnetic layer may be provided on the surface of the ferromagnetic layer  60  opposite to the second non-magnetic layer  50  via a spacer layer. The ferromagnetic layer  60 , the spacer layer, and the antiferromagnetic layer have a synthetic antiferromagnetic structure (a SAF structure). The synthetic antiferromagnetic structure consists of two magnetic layers sandwiching a non-magnetic layer. The antiferromagnetic coupling between the ferromagnetic layer  60  and the antiferromagnetic layer increases the coercive force of the ferromagnetic layer  60  as compared with the case where the antiferromagnetic layer is not provided. The antiferromagnetic layer is, for example, IrMn, PtMn, or the like. The spacer layer contains, for example, at least one selected from the group consisting of Ru, Ir, and Rh. 
     The direction of magnetization of each layer of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  can be confirmed, for example, by measuring the magnetization curve. The magnetization curve can be measured using, for example, MOKE (Magneto Optical Kerr Effect). The measurement by MOKE is a measurement method performed by making linearly polarized light incident on an object to be measured and using a magneto-optical effect (magnetic Kerr effect) in which rotation in the polarization direction and the like occurs. 
     Next, a method of manufacturing the magnetic recording array  200  will be described. The magnetic recording array  200  is manufactured by a laminating step of each layer and a processing step of processing a part of each layer into a predetermined shape. For the lamination of each layer, a sputtering method, a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, an electron beam vapor deposition method (an EB vapor deposition method), an atomic laser deposition method, or the like can be used. The processing of each layer can be performed by using photolithography or the like. 
     First, impurities are doped at a predetermined position on the substrate Sub to form a source region S and a drain region D. Next, a gate insulating film GI and a gate electrode G are formed between the source region S and the drain region D. The source region S, drain region D, gate insulating film GI, and gate electrode G serve as transistors Tr. 
     Next, the insulating layer  90  is formed so as to cover the transistor Tr. Further, the connection wiring Cw is formed by forming an opening in the insulating layer  90  and filling the opening with a conductor. The first wiring Wp and the second wiring Cm are formed by laminating the insulating layer  90  to a predetermined thickness, forming a groove in the insulating layer  90 , and filling the groove with a conductor. 
     The first conductive layer  30  and the second conductive layer  40  can be formed, for example, by laminating a ferromagnetic layer, a non-magnetic layer, and a ferromagnetic layer in this order on one surface of the insulating layer  90  and the connection wiring Cw, and by removing a portion other than the portion that becomes the first conductive layer  30  and the conductive layer  40 . The removed portion is filled with, for example, an insulating layer  90 . 
     Next, the non-magnetic layer  20  is laminated on the first conductive layer  30 , the second conductive layer  40 , and the insulating layer  90 . A resist is formed on a part of the non-magnetic layer  20 . The resist is formed so as to straddle a part of the fixed magnetization region  11 , the magnetic domain wall movement region  13 , and the fixed magnetization region  12 . Next, the non-magnetic layer  20  is processed via the resist. For example, the non-magnetic layer  20  and the resist are irradiated with an ion beam. The portion of the non-magnetic layer  20  that is not coated with the resist is removed. 
     Next, the wiring layer  10 , the second non-magnetic layer  50 , and the ferromagnetic layer  60  are laminated in this order. After that, the second non-magnetic layer  50  and the ferromagnetic layer  60  are processed into a predetermined shape to obtain the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  shown in  FIGS.  3  and  4   . 
     According to the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  according to the first embodiment, the operation of the magnetic domain wall  15  in the wiring layer  10  can be stabilized. The operation of the magnetic domain wall  15  is, for example, the operating range of the magnetic domain wall  15 , and is, for example, the ease of movement of the magnetic domain wall  15 . When the controllability of the domain wall  15  is improved, malfunctions such as erroneous writing can be prevented, and the reliability of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  is improved. 
       FIG.  5    is a cross-sectional view of the magnetic domain wall movement element  111  according to the first comparative example cut in the xz plane passing through the center of the wiring layer  16  in y direction. The magnetic domain wall movement element  111  differs from the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  in that the first surface  16   a  of the wiring layer  16  is flat and the non-magnetic layer  21  is on the entire surface of the first surface  16   a  of the wiring layer  16 . The wiring layer  16  corresponds to the wiring layer  10  described above, and the non-magnetic layer  21  corresponds to the non-magnetic layer  20  described above. The same components as those of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  in the magnetic domain wall movement element  111  are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. 
     In the magnetic domain wall movement element  111 , there is a non-magnetic layer  21  between the fixed magnetization region  11  and the first conductive layer  30 . That is, the magnetization M 11  of the fixed magnetization region  11  is fixed by magnetic coupling with the magnetization M 30  of the first conductive layer  30 . The magnetic coupling via the non-magnetic layer  21  is weaker than the magnetic coupling when the fixed magnetization region  11  and the first conductive layer  30  are in direct contact with each other. Therefore, when an unexpected overcurrent flows between the first conductive layer  30  and the second conductive layer  40 , or an unexpected heat is applied to the magnetic domain wall movement element  111 , the magnetization M 11  of the fixed magnetization region  11  may become reversed. When the magnetization M 11  in the fixed magnetization region  11  is reversed, the magnetic domain wall  15  invades the fixed magnetization regions  11  and  12 . In some cases, the magnetic domain wall  15  disappears. The invasion of the magnetic domain wall  15  into the fixed magnetization regions  11  and  12  and the disappearance of the magnetic domain wall  15  cause malfunctions such as erroneous writing, not the planned operation of the magnetic domain wall movement element  111 . 
     On the other hand, in the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  according to the first embodiment, the first conductive layer  30  and the wiring layer  10 , and the second conductive layer  40  and the wiring layer  10  are in direct contact with each other in the first portions  30   a   1  and  40   a   1 . Therefore, the magnetization M 11  in the fixed magnetization region  11  has a strong magnetic bond with the magnetization M 30  of the first conductive layer  30 , and the magnetization M 11  is strongly fixed. That is, the invasion of the magnetic domain wall  15  into the fixed magnetization regions  11  and  12  and the disappearance of the domain wall  15  are suppressed, and the operation of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  is stabilized. 
     Further, when the area of the first portions  30   a   1  and  40   a   1  is larger than the area of the second portions  30   a   2  and  40   a   2 , the fixation of the magnetization of the fixed magnetization regions  11  and  12  becomes stronger. As a result, even when heat or the like is applied, it is possible to prevent the magnetic domain wall  15  from invading the fixed magnetization regions  11  and  12  and the magnetic domain wall  15  from disappearing. 
     Further,  FIG.  6    is a cross-sectional view of the magnetic domain wall movement element  112  according to the second comparative example cut in the xz plane passing through the center of the wiring layer  10  in the y direction. The magnetic domain wall movement element  112  differs from the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  in that the non-magnetic layer  22  is located only at a position where the non-magnetic layer  22  overlaps the magnetic domain wall movement region  13  of the wiring layer  10 . The same components as those of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  in the magnetic domain wall movement element  111  are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. 
     When the magnetic domain wall movement element  112  is manufactured, the wiring layer  10  is laminated on the first conductive layer  30 , the non-magnetic layer  22 , and the second conductive layer  40 . Since the non-magnetic layer  22 , the first conductive layer  30 , and the second conductive layer  40  are made of different materials, the connection surfaces  22   a  of the non-magnetic layer  22  and the connection surfaces  30   a  and  40   a  of the first conductive layer  30  and the second conductive layer  40  are difficult to be continuous. Therefore, a step st is formed between the non-magnetic layer  22  and the first conductive layer  30  and between the non-magnetic layer  22  and the second conductive layer  40 . Since the magnetization is affected by the interface, the orientation direction of the magnetization is disturbed in the vicinity of the step st. In the portion where the orientation direction of the magnetization is disturbed, the operation of the domain wall  15  becomes unstable and is trapped. 
     The boundary between the fixed magnetization regions  11  and  12  and the magnetic domain wall movement region  13  is a portion where the magnetic environment by which the magnetic domain wall  15  is received is different and where the magnetic domain wall  15  is easily trapped. If there is a trap factor of the structural magnetic domain wall  15 , that is, a step st, in this portion, the magnetic domain wall  15  may be strongly trapped. If the magnetic domain wall  15  is strongly trapped, the magnetic domain wall  15  does not operate normally even if a current having a predetermined current density is applied to the wiring layer  10 . 
     On the other hand, in the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  according to the first embodiment, the non-magnetic layer  20  straddles a part of the fixed magnetization region  11 , the magnetic domain wall movement region  13 , and a part of the fixed magnetization region  12 . Therefore, the step st is not formed at the boundary between the fixed magnetization regions  11  and  12  and the magnetic domain wall movement region  13 . Therefore, the strong trapping of the magnetic domain wall  15  is suppressed, and the operation of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  is stabilized. 
     Although an example of the magnetic recording array  200  and the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  according to the first embodiment have been described in detail, the magnetic recording array  200  and the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  according to the first embodiment can be transformed or changed within the scope of the gist of the present invention. 
     For example, in  FIGS.  3  and  4   , the second conductive layer  40  and the wiring layer  10  are partly in direct contact with each other and partly in contact with the wiring layer  10  via the non-magnetic layer  20 . The relationship between the second conductive layer  40  and the wiring layer  10  is not limited to this case, and the second conductive layer  40  and the wiring layer  10  may be in direct contact with each other on the entire surface, or the entire surface may be connected via the non-magnetic layer  20 . 
     First Modified Example 
       FIG.  7    is a cross-sectional view of the magnetic domain wall movement element  101  according to the first modified example on the yz plane. The shapes of the wiring layer  17  and the non-magnetic layer  23  of the magnetic domain wall movement element  101  are different from those of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100 . The wiring layer  17  corresponds to the wiring layer  10  described above, and the non-magnetic layer  23  corresponds to the non-magnetic layer  20  described above. The same components as those of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  in the magnetic domain wall movement element  101  are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. 
     The non-magnetic layer  23  is different from the non-magnetic layer  20  in that it has a thickness changing portion  23 A. Other characteristic configurations are the same as those of the non-magnetic layer  20 . The non-magnetic layer  23  has a thickness changing portion  23 A in which the thickness gradually decreases and a main portion  23 B in which the thickness is substantially constant. The thickness of the thickness changing portion  23 A becomes thinner as the distance from the midpoint in the x direction of the non-magnetic layer  23  increases. The thickness of the thickness changing portion  23 A becomes thinner, for example, as the distance from the ferromagnetic layer  60  increases. 
     The thickness changing portion  23 A is located at a position that does not overlap with the ferromagnetic layer  60  when viewed from the z direction. The non-magnetic layer  23  becomes thinner, for example, between the first conductive layer  30  and the wiring layer  10 , as it is separated from the first end t 1  on the side of the connection surface  30   a  closer to the second conductive layer  40 . Further, the non-magnetic layer  23  becomes thinner, for example, between the second conductive layer  40  and the wiring layer  10 , as the distance from the first end t 1 ′ on the side of the connection surface  40   a  closer to the first conductive layer  30 . 
     The orientation direction of the magnetization of the wiring layer  10  is strongly influenced by the shape of the interface with other layers. The magnetization of the wiring layer  17  on the thickness changing portion  23 A is inclined, for example, from the z direction to the y direction. When the thickness of the thickness changing portion  23 A is gradually reduced, the inclination angle of the magnetization of the wiring layer  17  on the thickness changing portion  23 A gradually changes depending on the position in the x direction. By gradually changing the inclination angle of the magnetization, the initial motion of the magnetic domain wall  15  becomes easy, and the reversal current density required for reversing the magnetization of the wiring layer  10  can be reduced. 
     Further, the main portion  23 B is at a position where it overlaps with the ferromagnetic layer  60  when viewed from the z direction, and the thickness changing portion  23 A is at a position where it does not overlap with the ferromagnetic layer  60  when viewed from the z direction. If the main portion  23 B is located at a position overlapping the ferromagnetic layer  60 , the resistance change rate (MR ratio) of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  increases. The MR ratio of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  decreases when the magnetization of the wiring layer  17  at a position overlapping the ferromagnetic layer  60  is tilted from a predetermined direction (for example, the z direction). When the thickness of the main portion  23 B is substantially constant, the interface between the main portion  23 B and the wiring layer  17  is flattened, and it is possible to prevent the magnetization from tilting from a predetermined direction. 
     Further, also in the first modified example, the average thickness of the non-magnetic layer  20  between the first conductive layer  30  or the second conductive layer  40  and the wiring layer  17  is preferably 10 Å or less. 
     In the magnetic domain wall movement element  101  according to the first modified example, the first conductive layer  30  and the wiring layer  17  are partly in direct contact with each other and partly in contact with each other via the non-magnetic layer  23 . Therefore, the magnetic domain wall movement element  101  according to the first modified example also has the same effect as the magnetic domain wall movement element  100 . 
     Second Modified Example 
       FIG.  8    is a cross-sectional view of the magnetic domain wall movement element  102  according to the second modified example on the yz plane. The position of the non-magnetic layer  24 , and the shapes of the wiring layer  16 , the first conductive layer  31  and the second conductive layer  41  of the magnetic domain wall movement element  102  are different from those of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100 . The wiring layer  16  corresponds to the above-mentioned wiring layer  10 , the non-magnetic layer  24  corresponds to the above-mentioned non-magnetic layer  20 , the first conductive layer  31  corresponds to the above-mentioned first conductive layer  30 , and the second conductive layer  41  corresponds to the above-mentioned second conductive layer  40 . The same components as those of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  in the magnetic domain wall movement element  102  are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. 
     The thickness of the wiring layer  16  is substantially constant in the x direction. The first surface  16   a  of the wiring layer  16  has no depression and is flat. 
     The non-magnetic layer  24  is in contact with the first surface  16   a  of the wiring layer  16 . The non-magnetic layer  24  is on the first surface  16   a  of the wiring layer  16 . The non-magnetic layer  24  straddles a part of the fixed magnetization region  11 , the magnetic domain wall movement region  13 , and a part of the fixed magnetization region  12 . The first end of the non-magnetic layer  24  is located between the fixed magnetization region  11  and the first conductive layer  31 . The second end of the non-magnetic layer  24  is located between the fixed magnetization region  12  and the second conductive layer  41 . 
     A part of the first conductive layer  31  is in direct contact with the wiring layer  16 , and a part of the first conductive layer  31  is in contact with the wiring layer  16  via the non-magnetic layer  24 . The first part  31   a   1  of the connection surface  31   a  is in direct contact with the wiring layer  16 , and the second part  31   a   2  is in contact with the wiring layer  16  via the non-magnetic layer  24 . The second portion  31   a   2  of the connecting surface  31   a  is recessed in the z direction with respect to the first portion  31   a   1 . The non-magnetic layer  24  is fitted in the recess of the first conductive layer  31 . 
     A part of the second conductive layer  41  is in direct contact with the wiring layer  16 , and a part of the second conductive layer  41  is in contact with the wiring layer  16  via the non-magnetic layer  24 . The first part  41   a   1  of the connection surface  41   a  is in direct contact with the wiring layer  16 , and the second part  41   a   2  is in contact with the wiring layer  16  via the non-magnetic layer  24 . The second portion  41   a   2  of the connection surface  41   a  is recessed in the z direction with respect to the first portion  41   a   1 . The non-magnetic layer  24  is fitted in the recess of the second conductive layer  41 . 
     In the magnetic domain wall movement element  102  according to the second modified example, the first conductive layer  31  and the wiring layer  16  are partly in direct contact with each other and partly in contact with each other via the non-magnetic layer  24 . Therefore, the magnetic domain wall movement element  102  according to the second modified example also has the same effect as the magnetic domain wall movement element  100 . Further, since the first surface  16   a  of the wiring layer  16  is flat, it is possible to suppress the disturbance of the orientation direction of the magnetization of the wiring layer  16  and to prevent the magnetic domain wall  15  from being trapped. 
       FIG.  9    is a cross-sectional view of the magnetic domain wall movement element  102 ′ related to another example of the second modified example on the yz plane. The magnetic domain wall movement element  102 ′ has a different shape from the magnetic domain wall movement element  102  in the non-magnetic layer  24 ′. 
     The non-magnetic layer  24 ′ is different from the non-magnetic layer  24  in that it has a thickness changing portion  24 A′, and is common to the non-magnetic layer  23 . The non-magnetic layer  24 ′ has a thickness changing portion  24 ′A in which the thickness thereof gradually decreases and a main portion  24 ′B in which the thickness thereof is substantially constant. The thickness of the thickness changing portion  24 A′ becomes thinner as the distance from the midpoint in the x direction of the non-magnetic layer  24  increases. The thickness of the thickness changing portion  24 A′ becomes thinner, for example, as the distance from the ferromagnetic layer  60  increases. The main portion  24 ′B is located at a position that overlaps with the ferromagnetic layer  60  when viewed from the z direction. The thickness changing portion  24 A′ is located at a position that does not overlap with the ferromagnetic layer  60  when viewed from the z direction. 
     Also in the magnetic domain wall movement element  102 ′, the first conductive layer  31  and the wiring layer  16  are partly in direct contact with each other and partly in contact with each other via the non-magnetic layer  24 ′. Therefore, the magnetic domain wall movement element  102 ′ also has the same effect as the magnetic domain wall movement element  100 . Further, since the non-magnetic layer  24 ′ has a thickness changing portion  24 ′, the magnetic domain wall movement element  102 ′ results in the same effect as the magnetic domain wall movement element  102 . 
     Third Modified Example 
       FIG.  10    is a cross-sectional view of the magnetic domain wall movement element  103  according to the third modified example on the yz plane. The shape of the wiring layer  17  and the positional relationship of the non-magnetic layer  25  of the magnetic domain wall movement element  103  are different from those of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100 . The wiring layer  17  corresponds to the wiring layer  10  described above, and the non-magnetic layer  25  corresponds to the non-magnetic layer  20  described above. The same components as those of the magnetic domain wall movement element  101  in the magnetic domain wall movement element  103  are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. 
     The non-magnetic layer  25  has a thickness changing portion  25 A and a main portion  25 B. The thickness of the thickness changing portion  25 A becomes thinner as the distance from the midpoint in the x direction of the non-magnetic layer  25  increases. The thickness of the thickness changing portion  25 A becomes thinner, for example, as the distance from the ferromagnetic layer  60  increases. 
     The main portion  25 A is located at a position that overlaps with the ferromagnetic layer  60  when viewed from the z direction. By extending the thickness changing portion  25 A to a position where it overlaps with the ferromagnetic layer  60 , the rate of change of the inclination angle of the magnetization of the wiring layer  17  on the thickness changing portion  25 A can be made slower than that of the magnetic domain wall movement element  101 . Further, by extending the thickness changing portion  25 A to a position where it overlaps with the ferromagnetic layer  60 , the distance between the ferromagnetic layer  60  and the first and second conductive layers  30 ,  40  can be shortened, and the integration of the magnetic domain wall movement element  103  can be achieved. 
     Further, also in the third modified example, the average thickness of the non-magnetic layer  25  between the first conductive layer  30  or the second conductive layer  40  and the wiring layer  17  is preferably 10 Å or less. 
     Also in the magnetic domain wall movement element  103  according to the third modified example, the first conductive layer  33  and the wiring layer  17  are partly in direct contact with each other and partly in contact with each other via the non-magnetic layer  25 . Therefore, the magnetic domain wall movement element  103  according to the third modified example also has the same effect as the magnetic domain wall movement element  100 . 
     Fourth Modified Example 
       FIG.  11    is a cross-sectional view of the magnetic domain wall movement element  104  according to the fourth modified example on the yz plane. The shapes of the wiring layer  18 , the first conductive layer  32 , the second conductive layer  42 , the non-magnetic layer  51 , and the ferromagnetic layer  61  of the magnetic domain wall movement element  104  are different from those of the magnetic domain wall movement element  101 . The wiring layer  18  corresponds to the wiring layer  10  described above, the first conductive layer  32  corresponds to the first conductive layer  30  described above, the second conductive layer  42  corresponds to the second conductive layer  40  described above, the non-magnetic layer  51  corresponds to the non-magnetic layer  50  described above, and the ferromagnetic layer  61  corresponds to the ferromagnetic layer  60  described above. The same components as those of the magnetic domain wall movement element  101  in the magnetic domain wall movement element  104  are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. 
     The side surfaces of the first conductive layer  32 , the second conductive layer  42 , the second non-magnetic layer  51 , and the ferromagnetic layer  61  are inclined. Each laminated surface of the wiring layer  18  reflects the shape of the non-magnetic layer  23 . 
     In the magnetic domain wall movement element  104  according to the fourth modified example, the first conductive layer  32  and the wiring layer  18  are partly in direct contact with each other and partly in contact with each other via the non-magnetic layer  23 . Therefore, the magnetic domain wall movement element  104  according to the fourth modified example also has the same effect as the magnetic domain wall movement element  100 . 
     Second Embodiment 
       FIG.  12    is a cross-sectional view of the magnetic domain wall movement element  105  according to the second embodiment on the yz plane. The shape of the wiring layer  19  and the nonmagnetic layer  26  of magnetic domain wall movement element  105  is different from that of the magnetic domain wall movement element  101 . The wiring layer  19  corresponds to the wiring layer  10  described above, and the non-magnetic layer  26  corresponds to the non-magnetic layer  20  described above. The same components as those of the magnetic domain wall movement element  101  in magnetic domain wall movement element  105  are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. 
     The non-magnetic layer  26  is in contact with the first surface  19   a  of the wiring layer  19 . The non-magnetic layer  26  is on the first surface  19   a  of the wiring layer  19 . The non-magnetic layer  26  straddles the fixed magnetization region  11 , the magnetic domain wall movement region  13 , and the fixed magnetization region  12 . 
     The non-magnetic layer  26  extends from a position overlapping the magnetic domain wall movement region  13  in the z direction toward between the fixed magnetization region  11  and the first conductive layer  30  and between the fixed magnetization region  12  and the second conductive layer  40 . There is a non-magnetic layer  26  between the fixed magnetization region  11  and the first conductive layer  30  and between the fixed magnetization region  12  and the second conductive layer  40 . The non-magnetic layer  26  is made of the same material as the non-magnetic layer  20 . The average thickness of the non-magnetic layer  26  between the first conductive layer  30  or the second conductive layer  40  and the wiring layer  19  is preferably 10 Å or less. 
     The thickness of the non-magnetic layer  26  at a position located between the first conductive layer  30  and the wiring layer  19  is thinner than the thickness of the non-magnetic layer  26  at a position which overlaps the first end t 1  of the connection surface  30   a  of the first conductive layer  30  on the side near the second conductive layer  40  in plan view. The thickness of the non-magnetic layer  26  at a position located between the second conductive layer  40  and the wiring layer  19  is thinner than the thickness of the non-magnetic layer  26  at the position which overlaps the first end t 1 ′ of the connection surface  40   a  of the second conductive layer  40  on the side near the first conductive layer  30  in plan view. 
     If there is a thin portion of the non-magnetic layer  26  between the first conductive layer  30  and the wiring layer  19  and between the second conductive layer  40  and the wiring layer  19 , in this portion the magnetic coupling between the first conductive layer  30  and the wiring layer  19  and the magnetic coupling between the second conductive layer  40  and the wiring layer  19  are strengthened. That is, the invasion of the magnetic domain wall  15  into the fixed magnetization regions  11  and  12  and the disappearance of the magnetic domain wall  15  are suppressed, and the operation of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  is stabilized. Further, there is no step at the boundary between the fixed magnetization regions  11 ,  12  and the magnetic domain wall movement region  13 , and the operation of the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  is stabilized. 
     Third Embodiment 
       FIG.  13    is a cross-sectional view of the magnetic domain wall movement element  106  according to the third embodiment on the yz plane. The magnetic domain wall movement element  106  is different from the magnetic domain wall movement element  100  in that it does not have the second non-magnetic layer  50  and the ferromagnetic layer  60 . The same components as those of the magnetic domain wall movement element  101  in magnetic domain wall movement element  106  are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. 
     The domain wall moving element  106  can be used as an optical modulator. Light L 1  is incident on the wiring layer  10 , and light L 2  reflected by the wiring layer  10  is evaluated. Due to the magnetic Kerr effect, the deflection state of the light L 2  reflected at the portion where the orientation direction of magnetization is different is different. The magnetic domain wall movement  106  can be used as an image display device utilizing the difference in the deflection state of the light L 2 . 
     Also in the magnetic domain wall movement element  103  according to the third embodiment, the first conductive layer  30  and the wiring layer  10  are partly in direct contact with each other and partly in contact with each other via the non-magnetic layer  20 . Therefore, the magnetic domain wall movement element  106  according to the third embodiment also has the same effect as the magnetic domain wall movement element  100 . 
     The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above. The characteristic configurations in the respective embodiments and modifications may be combined. 
     EXPLANATION OF REFERENCES 
     
         
         
           
               10 ,  16 ,  17 ,  18 ,  19  Wiring layer 
               10   a ,  16   a ,  19   a  First surface 
               11 ,  12  Fixed magnetization region 
               13  Magnetic domain wall movement region 
               13 A First magnetic domain 
               13 B Second magnetic domain 
               15  Magnetic domain wall 
               20 ,  21 ,  22 ,  23 ,  24 ,  25 ,  26  Non-magnetic layer 
               22   a ,  30   a ,  40   a  Connection face 
               23 A,  25 A Thickness changing portion 
               23 B,  25 B Main portion 
               30 ,  31 ,  32  First conductive layer 
               30   a   1 ,  40   a   1  First portion 
               30   a   2 ,  40   a   2  Second portion 
               40 ,  41 ,  42  Second conductive layer 
               50 ,  51  Second non-magnetic layer 
               60 ,  61  Ferromagnetic layer 
               90  Insulating layer 
               100 ,  101 ,  102 ,  103 ,  104 ,  105 ,  106 ,  111 ,  112  Magnetic domain wall movement element 
               110  First switching element 
               120  Second switching element 
               130  Third switching element 
               200  Magnetic recording array 
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