Patent ID: 8658259

Claim:
A method to deposit film on a substrate, the film comprised of a plurality of layers, the method comprising: introducing into a reaction chamber one or more first precursors; depositing a first layer comprising products formed from reacting the one or more first precursors on the substrate, the deposition being not self-limiting; removing at least a portion of the one or more first precursors from the reaction chamber; introducing into the reaction chamber one or more second precursors, wherein the one or more first precursors are different from the one or more second precursors; depositing a second layer over the first layer comprising products formed from reacting the one or more second precursors, wherein the second layer has a different composition from the first layer; plasma treating the first layer and the second layer to create a compound film from the first layer and the second layer; repeating the depositing steps to deposit an additional first layer and second layer; and repeating the plasma treating step on the additional first layer and second layer, wherein the depositing steps and the treating steps are repeated until attaining the film having desired properties.