Patent ID: 9299543
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: C23C,H01C,H01J

Claim Text:
1. A target of sintered compact consisting of: one or more chalcogenide elements (A) selected from the group consisting of S, Se, and Te, one or more Vb-group elements (B) selected from the group consisting of Bi, Sb, As, P, and N, one or more IVb-group elements or IIIb-group elements (C) selected from the group consisting of Ge, Si, C, Ga, and In, and oxygen in an amount of 5000 wtppm or more, wherein the target has a thermal conductivity of 2.5 W/mK or more and a structure including oxygen-deficient suboxide crystal phases of low resistance at grain boundaries within the target, and wherein the oxygen-deficient suboxide crystal phases are a suboxide of one or more elements of which the target is made.