Compositions – Electrically conductive or emissive compositions – Metal compound containing
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-18
2008-03-18
Kopec, Mark (Department: 1796)
Compositions
Electrically conductive or emissive compositions
Metal compound containing
C252S521100, C204S192150
Reexamination Certificate
active
07344660
ABSTRACT:
A manufacturing method of a sputtering target having mainly oxychalcogenide containing La and Cu by sintering at least one or more powders selected from an elementary substance of a constituent element, oxide or chalcogenide as the raw material, characterized in including a reaction step of retaining the [material] at a temperature of 850° C. or less for 1 hour or more during the sintering step, wherein this [material], after the reaction step, is subject to pressure sintering at a temperature that is higher than the reaction step temperature. In addition to increasing the density of a P-type transparent conductive material target having mainly oxychalcogenide containing La and Cu and enabling the enlargement of the target at a low manufacturing cost, the existence of unreacted matter in the target can be eliminated, the production yield can be improved by suppressing the generation of cracks in the target, and the quality of deposition formed by sputtering this kind of target can also be improved.
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Hosono Hideo
Takami Hideo
Ueda Kazushige
Yahagi Masataka
Howson & Howson LLP
Kopec Mark
Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.
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