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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2008
Yuki Tauchi, Kobe, JP;
Junichi Nakai, Kobe, JP;
Yuki Tauchi, Kobe, JP;
Junichi Nakai, Kobe, JP;
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Kobe-shi, JP;
Abstract
A silver alloy reflective film is used in an optical information recording medium and contains silver as a main component, a total of 0.01 to 3 atomic percent of at least one of Bi and Sb, and a total of 3 to 42 atomic percent of at least one of Cu, Ge, Mg, and Zn. The silver alloy reflective film preferably further contains 0.1 to 3 atomic percent of yttrium. An optical information recording medium includes the silver alloy reflective film. A sputtering target for depositing the silver alloy reflective film contains silver as a main component, 0.01 to 3 atomic percent of Sb (or 0.03 to 10 atomic percent of Bi), and a total of 3 to 42 atomic percent of at least one of Cu, Ge, Mg, and Zn.