| CPC H01L 23/3735 (2013.01) [C04B 35/597 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3873 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A structure, comprising:
a crystal grain including a β type silicon nitride crystal phase; and
a grain boundary provided around the crystal grain, the grain boundary having a composition comprising yttrium, silicon, oxygen and nitrogen and the grain boundary consisting essentially of a Y2Si3O3N4 crystal phase, wherein
in an X-ray diffraction pattern in accordance with a θ-2θ method, a ratio of a second peak intensity being highest and appearing in 2θ=31.93±0.1° with respect to a first peak intensity being highest and appearing in 2θ=27.03±0.1° is 0.005 or more and 0.20 or less, wherein for measurement of the X-ray diffraction pattern, a tube voltage is set to 45 kV and a surface roughness Ra is 0.05 μm or less, and
the crystal grain is oval shaped.
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