Patent ID: 8852996

Claim:
A method of forming a resistive random access memory cell, the method comprising: providing a substrate comprising a first electrode layer into a processing chamber; flowing a metalorganic precursor into the processing chamber such that a portion of the metalorganic precursor is adsorbed on the substrate; and flowing an oxidizing agent into the processing chamber such that a portion of the oxidizing agent reacts with the adsorbed metalorganic precursor forming a layer of a metal containing material, wherein the substrate is maintained at a temperature lower than a saturation range temperature associated with the metalorganic precursor resulting in partial decomposition of the adsorbed metalorganic precursor and in carbon doping of the metal containing material, and wherein the layer of the carbon doped metal containing material is operable as a resistive switching layer in the resistive random access memory cell; performing a treatment of the carbon doped metal containing material, the treatment comprising one of plasma treatment or thermal treatment.