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US 8,153,031 · App. 12/599,548 · Granted Apr 10, 2012

In-Ga-Zn-Sn type oxide sinter and target for physical film deposition

Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,153,031
App. No.
12/599,548
Granted
Apr 10, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An oxide sintered body including an indium element (In), a gallium element (Ga), a zinc element (Zn) and a tin element (Sn), and including a compound shown by Ga 2 In 6 Sn 2 O 16 or (Ga,In) 2 O 3 .

Claims (22)

1. An oxide sintered body comprising an indium element (In), a gallium element (Ga), a zinc element (Zn) and a tin element (Sn), and comprising a compound shown by Ga 2 In 6 Sn 2 O 16 or (Ga,In) 2 O 3 .

2. The oxide sintered body according to claim 1 , wherein the atomic ratio of each element to the total (In+Ga+Zn+Sn) of the indium element (In), gallium element (Ga), zinc element (Sn) and tin element (Sn) satisfies the following relationships:

0.15<In/(In+Ga+Zn+Sn)<0.8

0.05<Ga/(In+Ga+Zn+Sn)<0.5

0.05<Zn/(In+Ga+Zn+Sn)<0.6

0.05<Sn/(In+Ga+Zn+Sn)<0.7.

3. A target for physical film formation which comprises the oxide sintered body according to claim 1 .

4. The target for physical film formation according to claim 3 , which is a sputtering target having a bulk resistance of less than 20 mΩcm.

5. An oxide semiconductor film formed by sputtering the target according to claim 3 .

6. A thin film transistor which comprises as an active layer the oxide semiconductor film according to claim 5 .

7. An oxide sintered body comprising an indium element (In), a gallium element (Ga), a zinc element (Zn) and a tin element (Sn), and comprising a compound shown by Ga 2 In 6 Sn 2 O 16 and a compound shown by In 2 O 3 .

8. A target for physical film formation which comprises the oxide sintered body according to claim 7 .

9. An oxide semiconductor film formed by sputtering the target according to claim 8 .

10. A thin film transistor which comprises as an active layer the oxide semiconductor film according to claim 9 .

11. An oxide sintered body comprising an indium element (In), a gallium element (Ga), a zinc element (Zn) and a tin element (Sn), and comprising a compound shown by Ga 2 In 6 Sn 2 O 16 and a compound shown by InGaZnO 4 .

12. A target for physical film formation which comprises the oxide sintered body according to claim 11 .

13. An oxide semiconductor film formed by sputtering the target according to claim 12 .

14. A thin film transistor which comprises as an active layer the oxide semiconductor film according to claim 13 .

15. An oxide sintered body comprising an indium element (In), a gallium element (Ga), a zinc element (Zn) and a tin element (Sn), and comprising as a main component a compound shown by Ga 2.4 In 5.6 Sn 2 O 16 .

16. A target for physical film formation which comprises the oxide sintered body according to claim 15 .

17. An oxide semiconductor film formed by sputtering the target according to claim 16 .

18. A thin film transistor which comprises as an active layer the oxide semiconductor film according to claim 17 .

Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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