- Patent Title: Work function structure for voltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy
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Application No.: US17249105Application Date: 2021-02-19
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Publication No.: US11462682B2Publication Date: 2022-10-04
- Inventor: Jian-Ping Wang , Thomas Jon Peterson , Anthony William Hurben , Delin Zhang
- Applicant: Regents of the University of Minnesota
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
- Current Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- Main IPC: G11C11/00
- IPC: G11C11/00 ; H01L43/10 ; G11C11/16 ; G06N3/04 ; H01L43/02 ; H01L43/12 ; H01L27/22

Abstract:
A magnetic device may include a layer stack including a work function structure, a dielectric layer, and a ferromagnetic layer, where the ferromagnetic layer is positioned between the work function structure and the dielectric layer. The work function structure is configured to deplete electrons from the ferromagnetic layer or accumulate electrons in the ferromagnetic layer. A magnetization orientation of the ferromagnetic layer is configured to be switched by a voltage applied across the layer stack or by a voltage applied across or through the work function structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220271218A1 WORK FUNCTION STRUCTURE FOR VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY Public/Granted day:2022-08-25
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