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Recordable optical media with a silver-gold reflective layer

US6292457A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 1999
Grant dateSep 18, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/2595
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is disclosed an optical recording media having a transparent substrate; a dye recording layer containing a metal complex of a porphym or phthalocyanine dye on said transparent substrate; a reflective layer provided on said dye layer wherein the reflective layer which is a mixture of silver and gold in such proportions that the gold is between about 0.5 and 15 atomic percent of said mixture; and a protective layer formed over said reflective layer. In accelerated keeping tests, the media of the invention exhibits excellent stability.

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