Patent ID: 7951711

Claim:
A method for depositing a metal film on to one or more substrates comprising: a) providing one or more substrates in a reaction chamber; b) introducing a first precursor into the reaction chamber, wherein the first precursor comprises an organometallic compound having the formula: (Op) x (Cp) y MR′ 2-x-y wherein M is a group 11 metal, Op is an open-pentadienyl group, Cp is a cyclopentadienyl group, R′ is selected from the group consisting of a C1 to C12 alkyl group, a triakylsilyl group, an alkylamide group, an alkoxide group, an alkylsilyl group, an alkylsilylamide group, an amidinate group, CO, SMe 2 , SEt 2 , SiPr 2 , SiMeEt, SiMe(iPr), SiEt(iPr), OMe 2 , OEt 2 , tetrahydrofuran (THF), and combinations thereof, wherein Op and Cp may each comprise functional groups selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen group, a halogen group, a C1-C4 alkyl group, an alkylamide group, an alkoxide group, an alkylsilylamide group, an amidinate group, a carbonyl group, and combinations thereof, and wherein x equals 1 and y equals 0; and c) vaporizing the first precursor to deposit the metal film on to the one or more substrates.