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Optical recording materials comprising antimony-tin alloys including a third element
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1989-10-16
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Granted: 1991-01-01
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Expires: 2009-10-16
Abstract
Abstract Antimony-tin alloys including a third element are useful for phase change optical recording. Some preferred alloys have a higher amorphous to crystalline transition temperature and thus, amorphous areas are stable for longer periods. Other preferred alloys exhibit improved CNR or lower noise or other improved performance characteristics.
Inventors
- 👤 Kee-Chuan Pan
- 👤 Yuan-Sheng Tyan
- 👤 Fridrich Vazan
- 👤 Donald R. Preuss
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-08 02:36
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/24; G11B7/241; G11B7/242; G11B7/243; G11B2007/24302; G11B2007/24304; G11B2007/24306; G11B2007/24308; G11B2007/2431; G11B2007/24312; G11B2007/24314; G11B2007/24316; G11B2007/24318; G11B2007/2432; G11B2007/24324; G11B7/252; G11B7/253; G11B7/2531; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of recording information comprising the step of: (a) providing a recording material comprising a write-once amorphous thin-film optical recording layer of an alloy, said alloy comprising (i) antimony and tin in a proportion such that crystalline laser recording marks of said alloy have a sodium chloride type crystal and (ii) at least one other element selected from the group consisting of cadmium, gallium, titanium, silicon, manganese, tellurium, niobium, iron, copper, tungsten, molybdenum, sulfur, nickel, oxygen, selenium, thallium, arsenic, phosphorous, gold, palladium, platinum, hafnium and vanadium, and (b) focusing an information modulated laser beam on said recording layer to form a pattern of crystalline and amorphous areas in the layer; wherein all of said crystalline areas are in the same crystalline state with a reflectivity that is different from the amorphous areas.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of recording information comprising the step of: (a) providing a recording material comprising a write-once amorphous thin-film optical recording layer of an alloy, said alloy comprising (i) antimony and tin in a proportion such that crystalline laser recording marks of said alloy have a sodium chloride type crystal and (ii) at least one other element selected from the group consisting of cadmium, gallium, titanium, silicon, manganese, tellurium, niobium, iron, copper, tungsten, molybdenum, sulfur, nickel, oxygen, selenium, thallium, arsenic, phosphorous, gold, palladium, platinum, hafnium and vanadium, and (b) focusing an information modulated laser beam on said recording layer to form a pattern of crystalline and amorphous areas in the layer; wherein all of said crystalline areas are in the same crystalline state with a reflectivity that is different from the amorphous areas.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
A recording method according to claim 1 wherein the recording material wherein the other element is selected from the group consisting of cadmium, gallium, nickel, iron, manganese, copper, oxygen, niobium, tellurium and silicon, and is present in an amount sufficient to increase the amorphous to crystalline transition temperature of said alloy.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A recording method according to claim 2 wherein the other selected element is present in an amount sufficient to increase the amorphous to crystalline transition temperature by at least about 3° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A recording method according to claim 3 wherein the selected element is present in an amount between 3 and 35 atomic percent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A recording method according to claim 1 wherein the other selected element is selected from the group consisting of chromium, bismuth, niobium and tungsten and is present in an amount sufficient to improve the carrier noise ratio when said material is used for optical recording.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
89 words
A recording method according to claim 1 wherein said alloy is represented by the formula: Sb.sub.x Sn.sub.y E.sub.z where E is the third element and is selected from the group consisting of cadmium, titanium, silicon, manganese, tellurium, niobium, iron, copper, tungsten, molybdenum, nickel, oxygen, thallium, arsenic, phosphorous, gold, palladium, platinum, hafnium and vanadium; x, y and z represent the atomic percent of the elements in the alloy and the ratio of x to y is between about 1 and 9 and z is between 0.6 and 35 atomic percent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
142 words
A recording method according to claim 1 wherein said alloy is an alloy selected from the group consisting of Sb 66 Sn 28 Ga 6 , Sb 58 Sn 32 Ga 10 , Sb 64 Sn 30 Cd 6 , Sb 52 Sn 39 Cd 9 , Sb 50 Sn 34 Cd 16 , Sb 68 Sn 8 Te 24 , Sb 61 Sn 26 Cr 13 , Sb 67 Sn 29 Bi 4 , Sb 63 Sn 27 Nb 10 , Sb 62 Sn 27 Ti 11 , Sb 62 Sn 27 Si 11 , (Sb 86 Sn 14 ) x O y , (Sb 77 Sn 23 ) x O y , Sb 59 Sn 32 Ni 9 , Sb 70 Sn 26 Fe 4 , Sb 66 Sn 25 Mn 9 and Sb 61 Sn 28 Cu 11 .
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