Patent ID: 7678708

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure, the method comprising: providing a semiconductor substrate or substrate assembly; providing at least one precursor compound of the formula M(NR 1 R 2 ) x (NR 3 ) y , wherein: M is a metal; R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are each independently hydrogen or an organic group; x is 1 or more; and y is 0 or more, wherein the values of x and y are dependent on the oxidation state of M; providing at least one source of ozone; and contacting the at least one precursor compound and the at least one source of ozone to form a metal oxide layer on one or more surfaces of the semiconductor substrate or substrate assembly using a vapor deposition process; with the proviso that M is not silicon when the vapor deposition process is a chemical vapor deposition process.