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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2006
Koki Yano, Sodegaura, JP;
Kazuyoshi Inoue, Sodegaura, JP;
Nobuo Tanaka, Sodegaura, JP;
Tokie Tanaka, Legal Representative, Sodegaura, JP;
Yukio Shimane, Sodegaura, JP;
Koki Yano, Sodegaura, JP;
Kazuyoshi Inoue, Sodegaura, JP;
Nobuo Tanaka, Sodegaura, JP;
Tokie Tanaka, legal representative, Sodegaura, JP;
Yukio Shimane, Sodegaura, JP;
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sputtering target which is composed of a sintered body of an oxide containing indium, tin and zinc as main components; the atomic ratio of In/(In+Sn+Zn) being 0.10 to 0.35; the atomic ratio of Sn/(In+Sn+Zn) being 0.15 to 0.35; and the atomic ratio of Zn/(In+Sn+Zn) being 0.50 to 0.70; and containing a hexagonal layered compound shown by InO(ZnO), wherein m is an integer of 3 to 9, and a spinel structure compound shown by ZnSnO.