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Optical recording medium formed of chalcogenide oxide and method for producing the same
Assignee: Kuraray Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-08-10
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Granted: 1988-11-22
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Expires: 2007-08-10
Abstract
Abstract Metal tellurium is vaporized under the atmosphere of oxygen gas and/or inert gas formed into a plasma by a high frequency power to thereby form a tellurium oxide (TeOx, 0</=X</=2) layer. The tellurium oxide layer formed in accordance with the present method is stabilized, and a suboxide having a high sensitivity which has been considered to be unsuitable as an optical recording medium due to the lack of stability can be utilized. High frequency power, gas pressure and vaporization speed of metal tellurium can be varied to thereby vary the value X of TeOx from 0 to 2. When the TeOx films whose value X thicknesswise is different are formed continuously within one and the same vessel and the vaporization speed is made to zero, oxidization of a film surface may be carried out. Thereby, the TeO2 film may be formed on the surface, and an optical recording medium may be obtained which is extremely stable and has excellent adhesive properties between the substrates and between the layers.
Inventors
- 👤 Koichi Saito
- 👤 Hideki Kobayashi
- 👤 Junji Nakagawa
- 👤 Yoichi Murayama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 02:53
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/24; G11B7/241; G11B7/242; G11B7/243; G11B2007/24302; G11B2007/24316; G11B2007/24318; G11B2007/2432; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
An optical recording medium consisting essentially of (1) a layer of TeO x wherein 0<x<2; and (2) at least one TeO 2 layer, wherein said TeO x layer and TeO 2 layer are formed by a vapor deposition method wherein tellurium metal is vaporized into a plasma gas containing at least one gas selected from the group consisting of oxygen and an inert gas.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
64 words
An optical recording medium consisting essentially of (1) a layer of TeO x wherein 0<x<2; and (2) at least one TeO 2 layer, wherein said TeO x layer and TeO 2 layer are formed by a vapor deposition method wherein tellurium metal is vaporized into a plasma gas containing at least one gas selected from the group consisting of oxygen and an inert gas.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
An optical recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said medium is formed on a substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
An optical recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said medium is formed on a substrate so that x increases continuously or stepwisely from 0 to 2 in the direction away from the substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
77 words
An optical recording medium consisting essentially of the following three layers successively formed on a substrate: (1) a TeO 2 layer, (2) a TeO x layer where 0<x<2, and (3) a TeO 2 layer, wherein each of said TeO x layer and TeO 2 layers is formed by a vapor deposition method wherein tellurium metal is vaporized into a plasma gas containing at least one gas selected from the group consisting of oxygen and an inert gas.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
77 words
An optical recording medium consisting essentially of the following three layers successively formed on a substrate: (1) a TeO 2 layer, (2) a TeO x layer where 0<x<2, and (3) a TeO 2 layer, wherein each of said TeO x layer and TeO 2 layers is formed by a vapor deposition method wherein tellurium metal is vaporized into a plasma gas containing at least one gas selected from the group consisting of oxygen and an inert gas.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
An optical recording medium according to claim 4, wherein said plasma gas contains oxygen.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
102 words
An optical recording medium consisting essentially of (1) a layer of TeO x where 0<x-2, which is formed by a vapor deposition method wherein tellurium metal is vaporized into a plasma gas containing at least one gas selected from the group consisting of oxygen and an inert gas; and (2) at least one tellurium dioxide layer obtained by oxidizing a surface of a layer of TeO x where 0<x<6 which is formed by a vapor deposition method wherein tellurium metal is vaporized into a plasma gas containing at least one gas selected from the group consisting of oxygen and an inert gas.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
102 words
An optical recording medium consisting essentially of (1) a layer of TeO x where 0<x-2, which is formed by a vapor deposition method wherein tellurium metal is vaporized into a plasma gas containing at least one gas selected from the group consisting of oxygen and an inert gas; and (2) at least one tellurium dioxide layer obtained by oxidizing a surface of a layer of TeO x where 0<x<6 which is formed by a vapor deposition method wherein tellurium metal is vaporized into a plasma gas containing at least one gas selected from the group consisting of oxygen and an inert gas.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
An optical recording medium according to claim 6, wherein said medium is formed on a substrate.
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