Patent ID: 7504136
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: B81C,C23C

Abstract:
1. A method for forming a film of material using plasmon assisted chemical vapor deposition, the method comprising: providing a substrate comprising a surface region; forming one or more particles overlying a portion of the surface region, the one or more particles having a thermal characteristic and comprising a metallic material, wherein the metallic material is selected from gold, copper, silver, titanium, aluminum, Ni, Pd, Pt, Rh, Ir, and Fe; applying a reactive species within a vicinity of the one or more particles; irradiating the one or more particles with electromagnetic radiation, the electromagnetic radiation having a pre-selected frequency based on a plasmon resonating effect; increasing a temperature of the one or more particles having the thermal characteristic to at least a selected temperature from an influence of at least the electromagnetic radiation having the pre-selected frequency, the influence comprising the plasmon resonating effect causing an increase in thermal energy of the one or more particles; and causing a chemical reaction of the reactive species from at least the increase in the temperature of the one or more particles to initiate formation of a film of material from the reactive species.