Patent ID: 8372473

Claim:
A method for depositing a cobalt containing film on to one or more substrates comprising: a) introducing a cobalt precursor into a reaction chamber containing one or more substrate, wherein the cobalt precursor is selected from the group consisting of: CoCp(propylene) 2 , Co(MeCp)(propylene) 2 , Co(EtCp)(propylene) 2 , Co(iPrCp)(propylene) 2 , CoCp(1-butene) 2 , Co(MeCp)(1-butene) 2 , Co(EtCp)(1-butene) 2 , Co(iPrCp)(2-butene) 2 , CoCp(2-butene) 2 , Co(MeCp)(2-butene) 2 , Co(EtCp)(2-butene) 2 , Co(iPrCp)(2-butene) 2 , CoCp(butadiene) 2 , Co(MeCp)(butadiene) 2 , Co(EtCp)(butadiene) 2 , Co(iPrCp)(butadiene) 2 , CoCp(cyclobutadiene) 2 , Co(MeCp)(cyclobutadiene) 2 , Co(EtCp)(cyclobutadiene) 2 , Co(iPrCp)(cyclobutadiene) 2 , CoCp(cyclohexadi-1,3-ene) 2 , Co(MeCp)(cyclohexadi-1,3-diene) 2 , Co(EtCp)(cyclo-hexadi-1,3-diene) 2 , Co(iPrCp)(cyclohexadi-1,3-diene) 2 , CoCp(cyclohexadi-1,4-ene) 2 , Co(MeCp)(cyclohexadi-1,4-diene) 2 , Co(EtCp)(cyclohexadi-1,4-diene) 2 , Co(iPrCp)(cyclohexadi-1,4-diene) 2 ,CoCp(acetylene) 2 , Co(MeCp)(acetylene) 2 , Co(EtCp)(acetylene) 2 , Co(iPrCp)(acetylene) 2 , CoCp(trimethylsilylacetylene) 2 , Co(MeCp)(trimethylsilylacetylene) 2 , Co(EtCp)(trimethylsilylacetylene) 2 , Co(iPrCp)(trimethylsilylacetylene) 2 , CoCp(bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene) 2 , Co(MeCp)(trimethylsilylacetylene) 2 , Co(EtCp)(bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene) 2 , Co(iPrCp)(bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene) 2 , Co(2,4-dimethylpentadienyl)(ethylene) 2 , Co(2,4-dimethylpentadienyl)(propylene) 2 , Co(2,4-dimethylpentadienyl)(1-butylene) 2 , Co(2,4-dimethylpentadienyl)(2-butylene) 2 , Co(2,4-dimethylpentadienyl)(butadiene) 2 , Co(2,4-dimethylpentadienyl)(cyclobutadiene) 2 , Co(2,4-dimethylpentadienyl)(cyclohexa-1,3-diene) 2 , Co(2,4-dimethylpentadienyl)(cyclohexa-1,4-diene) 2 , Co(hexadienyl)(acetylene) 2 , Co(hexadienyl)(trimethylsilylacetylene) 2 , Co(hexadienyl)(bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene) 2 , Co(hexadienyl)(ethylene) 2 , Co(hexadienyl)(propylene) 2 , Co(hexadienyl)(1-butylene) 2 , Co(hexadienyl)(2-butylene) 2 , Co(hexadienyl)(butadiene) 2 , Co(hexadienyl)(cyclobutadiene) 2 , Co(hexadienyl)(cyclohexa-1,3-diene) 2 , Co(hexadienyl)(cyclohexa-1,4-diene) 2 , Co(hexadienyl)(acetylene) 2 , Co(hexadienyl)trimethylsilylacetylene) 2 , Co(hexadienyl)(bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene) 2 , and mixtures thereof; and b) depositing the cobalt precursor to form a cobalt containing film on one or more substrates.