Patent ID: 6627765
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: C03C

Abstract:
A chemical vapor deposition (CVD) precursor compound suitable for depositing metal oxide coatings onto a heated substrate, said CVD precursor compound comprising a compound of the structure:MXnL2 whereM is Sn or Zn L is selected from the group consisting of methylformate, ethylformate, n-propylformate, i-propylformate, n-butylformate, i-butylformate, t-butylformate, and mixtures thereof; X is Cl and n is 4 when M is Sn; and X is R and n is 2 when M is Zn, whereR is C1-8 lower alkyl or C2-8 lower alkenyl; and when M is Sn, the ethylformate ligands are positioned cis to each other.