Patent ID: 8097100

Claim:
A physical vapor deposition target for the manufacturing of flat panel displays, comprising: a ternary alloy system selected from the group consisting of Al—Ce—Hf, Al—Dy—Co, Al—Gd—Co and Al—Gd—Hf, wherein by atom percent, the first component in an amount of about 90 to 99.98, the second component in an amount of about 0.01 to 2.0, and the third component in an amount of about 0.01 to 8.0, wherein the ternary alloy is vacuum melted and cast into an ingot, which is subsequently hot worked at temperatures ranging from about 450-625° C., cold rolled and then subjected to recrystallization anneal treatments at temperatures ranging from 250-500° C., wherein the target produces a film having an electrical resistivity of less than about 5 μΩcm.