摘要 |
Provided is a sputtering target which contains Na in high concentration and, despite this, is inhibited from discoloration, generating spots, and causing abnormal electrical discharge and which has high strength and rarely breaks. Also provided is a method for producing the sputtering target. The sputtering target has a component composition that contains 10 to 40 at% of Ga and 1.0 to 15 at% of Na as metal element components other than F, S, and Se, with the remainder composed of Cu and unavoidable impurities, wherein the Na is contained in the form of at least one Na compound selected from sodium fluoride, sodium sulfide, and sodium selenide. The sputtering target has a theoretical density ratio of 90% or higher, a flexural strength of 100 N/mm 2 or higher, and a bulk resistivity of 1 m©·cm or less. The number of 0.05 mm 2 or larger aggregates of the at least one of sodium fluoride, sodium sulfide, and sodium selenide present per cm 2 area of the target surface is 1 or less on average. |