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Oxide sintered body

US7011691B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 2003
Grant dateMar 14, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC04B2235/96
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An oxide sintered body is composed mainly of indium and containing tungsten, has a resistivity of no more than 1 kΩcm. The tungsten content in terms of the W/In atomic ratio is preferably at least 0.001 and no more than 0.17. The oxide sintered body comprise mainly a bixbyite structure indium oxide crystal phase containing tungsten in a solid solution and/or an indium tungstate compound crystal phase, with no tungsten oxide crystal phase present, whereby an oxide sintered body for use as a sputtering target is provided for an oxide based transparent conductive film with low resistance and excellent transmission characteristics for the infrared light region.

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