Patent ID: 7884345
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: C23C,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A phase-change material comprising a compound of a metal oxide or a metal nitroxide as a main component, wherein the metal is at least one selected from the group consisting of indium, gallium and germanium, wherein the phase-change material is in a single crystalline state, and wherein the compound of the metal oxide or metal nitroxide is represented by Formula (I): in which a, b, c and d each represents a percentage of atomic number of each element in the Formula (I); and 0.15 <a <0.65;0≦b <0.2;0≦c <0.4;0.25<d<0.95, wherein at least one of a, b and c is not 0, and a+b+c+d≦1.