Sputtering Target Material

US2018245211A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2018245211-A1
Application numberUS-201615760421-A
CountryUS
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Filing dateSep 16, 2016
Priority dateSep 18, 2015
Publication dateAug 30, 2018
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An object of the present invention is to reduce particles generated in sputtering, and in order to achieve such an object, there is provided a sputtering target material including in at. %: 10 to 50% of B; and the balance of at least one of Co and Fe, and unavoidable impurities, in which the intensity ratio [I [(CoFe) 3 B]/I [(CoFe) 2 B]] of the X-ray diffraction intensity [I [(CoFe) 3 B]] of (CoFe) 3 B (121) to the X-ray diffraction intensity [I [(CoFe) 2 B]] of (CoFe) 2 B (200), the intensity ratio [I (Co 3 B)/I (Co 2 B)] of the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Co 3 B)] of Co 3 B (121) to the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Co 2 B)] of Co 2 B (200), or the intensity ratio [I (Fe 3 B)/I (Fe 2 B)] of the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Fe 3 B)] of Fe 3 B (121) to the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Fe 2 B)] of Fe 2 B (200) is 1.50 or less.

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1 . A sputtering target material comprising in at. %: 10 to 50% of B; and the balance of at least one of Co and Fe, and unavoidable impurities, wherein the intensity ratio [I [(CoFe) 3 B]/I [(CoFe) 2 B]] of the X-ray diffraction intensity [I [(CoFe) 3 B]] of (CoFe) 3 B (121) to the X-ray diffraction intensity [I [(CoFe) 2 B]] of (CoFe) 2 B (200), the intensity ratio [I (Co 3 B)/I (Co 2 B)] of the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Co 3 B)] of Co 3 B (121) to the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Co 2 B)] of Co 2 B (200), or the intensity ratio [I (Fe 3 B)/I (Fe 2 B)] of the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Fe 3 B)] of Fe 3 B (121) to the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Fe 2 B)] of Fe 2 B (200) is 1.50 or less. 2 . The sputtering target material according to claim 1 , wherein the sputtering target material comprises the balance of Co and Fe, and unavoidable impurities; and the intensity ratio [I [(CoFe) 3 B]/I [(CoFe) 2 B]] of the X-ray diffraction intensity [I [(CoFe) 3 B]] of (CoFe) 3 B (121) to the X-ray diffraction intensity [I [(CoFe) 2 B]] of (CoFe) 2 B (200) is 1.50 or less. 3 . The sputtering target material according to claim 1 , wherein the sputtering target material comprises the balance of Co and unavoidable impurities; and the intensity ratio [I (Co 3 B)/I (Co 2 B)] of the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Co 3 B)] of Co 3 B (121) to the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Co 2 B)] of Co 2 B (200) is 1.50 or less. 4 . The sputtering target material according to claim 1 , wherein the sputtering target material comprises the balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities; and the intensity ratio [I (Fe 3 B)/I (Fe 2 B)] of the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Fe 3 B)] of Fe 3 B (121) to the X-ray diffraction intensity [I (Fe 2 B)] of Fe 2 B (200) is 1.50 or less.

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  • containing cobalt · CPC title

  • containing In, Mg, or other elements not provided for in one single group C22C38/001 - C22C38/60 · CPC title

  • Nickel or cobalt · CPC title

  • Plural materials · CPC title

  • Sputtering targets therefor · CPC title

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What does patent US2018245211A1 cover?
An object of the present invention is to reduce particles generated in sputtering, and in order to achieve such an object, there is provided a sputtering target material including in at. %: 10 to 50% of B; and the balance of at least one of Co and Fe, and unavoidable impurities, in which the intensity ratio [I [(CoFe) 3 B]/I [(CoFe) 2 B]] of the X-ray diffraction intensity [I [(CoFe) 3 B]] of (…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sanyo Special Steel Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C23C14/3414. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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Publication date Thu Aug 30 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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