Patent ID: 7094690

Claim:
A deposition method comprising: at a first temperature, contacting a substrate with a surface activation agent and adsorbing a first layer over the substrate, the first temperature being less than a chemisorption temperature of the surface activation agent on the substrate; at a second temperature greater than the first temperature, contacting the first layer with a first precursor and chemisorbing a second layer consisting essentially of a monolayer on the first layer, the first layer enhancing a chemisorption rate of the first precursor compared to an otherwise identical substrate without the surface activation agent adsorbed thereon; and contacting the second layer with a second precursor, chemisorbing a third layer at least one monolayer thick on the second layer, and forming a chemisorption product of the first and second precursors, the chemisorption product consisting essentially of a monolayer of a deposition material.