Patent ID: 9017762
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: B22F,C22C,C23C,G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A process comprising the steps of: i) placing a sputter target having a target surface in a vacuum chamber; ii) placing a substrate having a substrate surface in the vacuum chamber; iii) reducing the pressure in the vacuum chamber to about 100 Torr or less; iv) removing atoms from the surface of the sputter target while the sputter target is in the vacuum chamber at a pressure of about 100 Torr or less, wherein the step of removing atoms from the surface of the sputter target employs a magnetic field and/or an electric field; v) depositing atoms on the surface of the substrate so that a molybdenum containing layer is formed, wherein the molybdenum containing layer includes an alloy having about 50 atomic percent or more molybdenum, 0.5 to 45 atomic percent of a second metal element selected from the group consisting of niobium end vanadium; and 0.5 to 45 atomic percent of a third metal element selected from the group consisting of tantalum, chromium, vanadium, niobium, and titanium, wherein the third metal element is different from the second metal element.