| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a current control element, with which it is possible to realize both of a high current drive capability and a favorable off characteristic even when the current control element is miniaturized.SOLUTION: A current control element includes an upper electrode 206, a lower electrode 201, and a current suppression layer 205 sandwiched between the upper electrode 206 and the lower electrode 201, wherein the current suppression layer 205 is obtained by laminating a first current suppression layer 202, a second current suppression layer 203, and a third current suppression layer 204 in this order, with the first current suppression layer 202 and the third current suppression layer 204 being made of a metal not containing oxygen, a metallic compound not containing oxygen, a semiconductor not containing oxygen, or a semiconductor compound not containing oxygen, the second current suppression layer 203 being made of a metallic oxide or a semiconductor oxide, and a height of an energy barrier of the second current suppression layer 203 being lower than those of the first current suppression layer 202 and the third current suppression layer 204. |
