Patent ID: 7862748

Claim:
An indium tin oxide target including Sm 2 O 3 and Yb 2 O 3 , wherein an amount of the Sm 2 O 3 and Yb 2 O 3 is about 0.5 wt. % to about 10 wt. % based on the weight of the target, wherein [Sm]/([In]+[Sm]) is about 0.005 to about 0.18, and [Yb]/([In]+[Yb]) is about 0.005 to about 0.18, and wherein [Sm] is a number of samarium atoms per unit mass of the target, [Yb] is a number of ytterbium atoms per unit mass of the target, and [In] is a number of indium atoms per unit mass of the target.