Patent ID: 7189611

Claim:
A method for use in fabricating a capacitor, comprising: forming a bottom electrode; forming a dielectric layer on the bottom electrode; and forming a top electrode on the dielectric layer, where forming at least one of the bottom electrode and top electrode comprises: forming a seed film comprising one or more noble metal layers and one or more conductive metal oxide layers by atomic layer deposition, wherein each of the one or more noble metal layers and conductive metal oxide layers is not greater than a monolayer, wherein the one or more noble metal layers comprise platinum, and further wherein the one or more conductive metal oxide layers comprise at least one metal that is different than platinum, wherein forming the seed film comprises repeating one or more deposition cycles, wherein at least one of the one or more deposition cycles comprises: providing a predetermined amount of one or more noble metal containing precursor, and providing a reactant for use in converting the predetermined amount of the one or more noble metal precursors to a layer of at least one noble metal of the one or more noble metal containing precursors that is not greater than a monolayer; and further wherein at least another of the one or more deposition cycles comprises: providing a predetermined amount of at least one platinum containing precursor, and providing a component comprising oxygen for use in converting the predetermined amount of the at least one platinum containing precursor to a layer of platinum that is not greater than a monolayer and for use in oxidizing at least a portion of the layer of at least one noble metal; and plating at least one electrode material on at least a portion of the seed film.