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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2010
Mariana Munteanu, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Brian Josef Bartholomeusz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael Bartholomeusz, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Erol Girt, Burnaby, CA;
Mariana Munteanu, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Brian Josef Bartholomeusz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael Bartholomeusz, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Erol Girt, Burnaby, CA;
ZETTA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LLC—AQT SERIES, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
In one example embodiment, a sputter target structure for depositing semiconducting chalcogenide films is described. The sputter target includes a target body having a target body composition that comprises Cu(SeSTe), wherein the value of x is greater than or equal to approximately 0.5, the value of y is between approximately 0 and approximately 1, the value of z is between approximately 0 and approximately 1, and the total amount of Se, S, and Te phases in the target body composition comprise less than 50 volume percent of the target body composition.