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- 기판;상기 기판 상에 형성된 소스/드레인 영역;상기 소스/드레인 영역 사이의 채널 영역 상부에 형성된 게이트 전극을 포함하고,상기 게이트 전극은,상기 채널 영역 상부에 형성되고 광신호의 조사에 의해 전자-정공 쌍을 발생하기 위한 반도체 양자점을 가지는 유전층; 및상기 유전층 상부에 형성되고 광신호가 투과되는 도전성의 투명 전극층을 포함하며,상기 광신호가 상기 반도체 양자점에 조사되는 것에 따라 쓰기 동작이 수행되고, 상기 반도체 양자점에 광신호가 조사되거나 전압이 인가되는 것에 의해 소거 동작이 수행되는 것을 특징으로 하는 비휘발성 메모리 소자.
- 제10항에 있어서, 상기 유전층은 실리콘 산화물, 실리콘 질화물, 실리콘 옥시나이트라이드, 알루미늄 산화물, 알루미늄 질화물, 마그네슘 산화물, 하프늄 산화물, 실리콘 카바이드, 아연 산화물 및 갈륨 질화물로 구성되는 그룹으로부터 선택되는 적어도 어느 하나, 또는 Alq3, P4MS, 폴리아크릴, 파릴렌, 폴리메틸메타크릴레이트, 폴리스티렌, PVP 및 PET로 구성되는 그룹으로부터 선택되는 적어도 어느 하나로 구성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 비휘발성 메모리 소자.
- 제10항에 있어서, 상기 반도체 양자점은 Si, Ge, ZnO, GaN, CdSe, PbS, InP, CdS, ZnSe 또는 GaAs로 이루어진 것을 특징으로 하는 비휘발성 메모리 소자.
- 제10항에 있어서, 상기 투명 전극층은 TCO, 질화화합물 또는 금속 박막인 것을 특징으로 하는 비휘발성 메모리 소자.
- 제13항에 있어서, 상기 TCO는 Ga-In-Sn-O, Zn-In-Sn-O, Ga-In-O, Zn-In-O, In-Sn-O, Zn-Sn-O, Mg-In-O, Ga-Zn-O 또는 Al-Zn-O이고, 상기 질화화합물은 TiN 또는 GaN이며, 상기 금속 박막은 Ni, Pt, Pb, Au, Ti, Al, In, Ca 또는 이들의 화합물인 것을 특징을 하는 비휘발성 메모리 소자.
- 제10항에 있어서, 상기 비휘발성 메모리 소자의 쓰기 동작은 상기 반도체 양자점에서 발생된 상기 전자-정공 쌍 중에 상기 전자는 상기 투명 전극층으로 터닐링시키고, 상기 정공은 상기 기판으로 터널링시키는 것을 특징으로 하는 비휘발성 메모리 소자.
- 제15항에 있어서, 상기 비휘발성 메모리 소자의 소거 동작은 상기 반도체 양자점에서 잔류하는 정공을 상기 기판으로 터널링시키는 것을 특징으로 하는 비휘발성 메모리 소자.
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