Abstract: A recording layer for optical information recording medium excellent in recording property, an optical information recording medium including the recording layer and a sputtering target useful for formation of the recording layer are provided. A recording layer for an optical information recording medium on which recording is performed through irradiation with laser light, the recording layer including an oxide of a metal of which an absolute value of the standard free energy of oxide formation per 1 mol of oxygen is larger than that of Pd (hereinafter referred to metal X) and a Pd oxide, wherein the Pd oxide includes a Pd monoxide and a Pd dioxide, and wherein a ratio of the Pd atom to a total of the metal X atom and the Pd atom which are contained in the recording layer is 4 to 85 atomic %.

Abstract: The optical recording medium according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate, a reflective layer located on the upper side of the substrate and reflecting an incident laser beam, and an information recording layer located on the reflective layer. The information recording layer includes a first recording layer containing a compound in the form of AXB1-X (0.8?X?0.9), wherein A is Ag and B is Sb and Te, and a second recording layer containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Sn, Sb and Ge. The laser beam is irradiated on the first recording layer prior to the second recording layer. Therefore, the optical recording medium of the present invention may provide high recording density and transmittance velocity suitable for BLU-RAY DISC system.