The invention includes a method of forming an aluminum-comprising physical vapor
deposition target. An aluminum-comprising mass is deformed by equal channel angular
extrusion. The mass is at least 99.99% aluminum and further comprises less than
or equal to about 1,000 ppm of one or more dopant materials comprising elements
selected from the group consisting of Ac, Ag, As, B, Ba, Be, Bi, C, Ca, Cd, Ce,
Co, Cr, Cu, Dy, Er, Eu, Fe, Ga, Gd, Ge, Hf, Ho, In, Ir, La, Lu, Mg, Mn, Mo, N,
Nb, Nd, Ni, O, Os, P, Pb, Pd, Pm, Po, Pr, Pt, Pu, Ra, Rf, Rh, Ru, S, Sb, Sc, Se,
Si, Sm, Sn, Sr, Ta, Tb, Te, Ti, Tl, Tm, V, W, Y, Yb, Zn and Zr. After the aluminum-comprising
mass is deformed, the mass is shaped into at least a portion of a sputtering target.
The invention also encompasses a physical vapor deposition target consisting essentially
of aluminum and less than or equal to 1,000 ppm of one or more dopant materials
comprising elements selected from the group consisting of Ac, Ag, As, B, Ba, Be,
Bi, C, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cu, Dy, Er, Eu, Fe, Ga, Gd, Ge, Hf, Ho, In, Ir, La,
Lu, Mg, Mn, Mo, N, Nb, Nd, Ni, O, Os, P, Pb, Pd, Pm, Po, Pr, Pt, Pu, Ra, Rf, Rh,
Ru, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Si, Sm, Sn, Sr, Ta, Tb, Te, Ti, Tl, Tm, V, W, Y, Yb, Zn and
Zr. Additionally, the invention encompasses thin films.