Patent ID: 8586485
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: B82Y,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: functionalizing nanoparticles to form functionalized nanoparticles; depositing the functionalized nanoparticles on a substrate to form a layer, wherein the functionalized nanoparticles are self-bonding to the substrate; and processing the layer to make the layer contiguous between the nanoparticles; wherein the layer comprises at least one of a barrier layer, an adhesion layer, or a seed layer; wherein the barrier layer is composed of nanoparticles selected from the group consisting of: tantalum containing nanoparticles, tantalum nitride containing nanoparticles, tungsten nitride containing nanoparticles, and titanium nitride containing nanoparticles nitride containing nanoparticles; wherein the adhesion layer is composed of nanoparticles selected from the group consisting of: tantalum containing nanoparticles, ruthenium containing nanoparticles, and cobalt containing nanoparticles; and wherein the seed layer is composed of nanoparticles selected from the group consisting of: tungsten containing nanoparticles, ruthenium containing nanoparticles, platinum containing nanoparticles, palladium containing nanoparticles, nickel containing nanoparticles, titanium containing nanoparticles, and aluminum containing nanoparticles.