US4939013A
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Optical information storing medium
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1989-03-09
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Granted: 1990-07-03
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Expires: 2009-03-09
Abstract
Abstract Optical information active layer mainly composed of a quaternary system of Te-Ge-Sn-Au, with composition ratios of Te, Ge and Sn that lie within an area represented by points A B C D and E on FIG. 1, with an additional amount of Au that is 1-40 atomic % of the quaternary system of Te-Ge-Sn-Au. The optical information active layer can be melted readily by a laser diode thereby achieving a high recording sensitivity, because it contains Te2 Au alloy having low melting point, CHR and erasability after repeated use and long term storage are small, and since excessive Te in the information active layer is stabilized by formings of Ge Te Su Te and Au Te.
Inventors
- 👤 Kunio Kimura
- 👤 Noboru Yamada
- 👤 Susumu Sanai
- 👤 Eiji Ohno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 00:58
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/24; G11B7/241; G11B7/242; G11B7/243; G11B2007/24302; G11B2007/24308; G11B2007/24312; G11B2007/24316; G11B7/252; G11B7/257; G11B2007/25705; G11B2007/25706; G11B2007/25716; G11B7/253; G11B7/2531; G11B7/2533; G11B7/2534; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/141; Y10S430/146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
An optical information storing medium consisting essentially of an oxygen free composition of a quaternary system of Te, Ge, Sn and Au, wherein atomic ratios of a ternary system consisting of said Te, said Ge and said Sn lie within an area in ternary system defined by contents A (Te 93 , Ge 5 , Sn 2 ), B (Te 93 , Ge 2 , Sn 5 ), C (Te 68 , Ge 2 , Sn 30 ), D (Te 52 , Ge 18 , Sn 30 ) and E (Te 52 , Ge 46 , Sn 2 ) and further said quaternary system containing Au at a concentration of 1-40 atom % thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
An optical information storing medium consisting essentially of an oxygen free composition of a quaternary system of Te, Ge, Sn and Au, wherein atomic ratios of a ternary system consisting of said Te, said Ge and said Sn lie within an area in ternary system defined by contents A (Te 93 , Ge 5 , Sn 2 ), B (Te 93 , Ge 2 , Sn 5 ), C (Te 68 , Ge 2 , Sn 30 ), D (Te 52 , Ge 18 , Sn 30 ) and E (Te 52 , Ge 46 , Sn 2 ) and further said quaternary system containing Au at a concentration of 1-40 atom % thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
87 words
An optical information storing medium in accordance with claim 1 wherein: atomic ratios of said ternary system of Te, Ge and Sn lie within an area in ternary system defined by contents F (Te 92 , Ge 5 , Sn 3 ), G (Te 92 , Ge 3 , Sn 5 ), H (Te 68 , Ge 3 , Sn 29 ), I (Te 74 , Ge 23 , Sn 3 ) and further said quaternary system containing Au at a concentration of 10-35 atom % thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
88 words
An optical information storing medium in accordance with claim 1 wherein: atomic ratios of said ternary system of Te, Ge and Sn lie within an area in ternary system defined by contents H (Te 68 , Ge 3 , Sn 29 ), J (Te 70 , Ge 10 , Sn 20 ), L (Te 52 , Ge 45 , Sn 3 ) and M (Te 52 , Ge 19 , Sn 29 ) and further said quaternary system containing Au at a concentration of 1-15 atom % thereof.
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