Powder, sintered body and sputtering target, each containing elements of Cu, In, Ga and Se, and method for producing the powder
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May 10, 2016
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Jun 27, 2011
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Abstract
The present invention provides a Cu—In—Ga—Se powder containing Cu, In, Ga and Se in which cracks do not occur during sintering or processing, and a sintered body and sputtering target, each using the same. The present invention relates to a powder containing Cu, In Ga and Se, which contains a Cu—In—Ga—Se compound and/or a Cu—In—Se compound in an amount of 60 mass % or more in total. The powder of the present invention preferably contains an In—Se compound in an amount of 20 mass % or less and/or a Cu—In compound in an amount of 20 mass % or less.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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KOBELCO RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC | 1-5-1 WAKINOHAMA-KAIGAN-DORI CHUO-KU KOBE-SHI HYOGO 6510073 ?6510073 | |
HYOGO PREFECTURE | 10-1 SHIMOYAMATEDORI 5-CHOME CHUO-KU KOBE-SHI HYOGO 6508567 ?6508567 |
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- 2011 Application Filing Year
- C23C Class
- 1852 Applications Filed
- 1328 Patents Issued To-Date
- 71.71 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Ehira, Masaya | Hyogo, JP | 10 | 123 |
# of filed Patents : 10 Total Citations : 123 | |||
Fukuzumi, Masafumi | Hyogo, JP | 2 | 1 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 1 | |||
Kashiwai, Shigeo | Hyogo, JP | 1 | 1 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 1 | |||
Nambu, Akira | Hyogo, JP | 16 | 70 |
# of filed Patents : 16 Total Citations : 70 |
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