METHOD FOR FORMING CHALCOGENIDE FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RECORDING ELEMENT

摘要

A method for forming a chalcogenide film within a contact hole formed in an insulating layer on a substrate, includes: preparing a target having a composition the same as that of the chalcogenide film; setting a ratio L/T of a distance L with respect to a diameter T of the target to a value not less than 0.5 and not more than 1.5, where the diameter of the target is T (m) and the distance between the target and the substrate is L (m); and forming a chalcogenide film within the contact hole by a sputtering process in which a bias electric power is applied to the substrate and a sputtering electric power is applied to the target.