Patent ID: 8580993

Claim:
A precursor for depositing a film selected from a silicon nitride and a silicon carbonitride film having the general formula: [RR 1 N] x SiR 3 y (R 2 ) z where x+y+z=4, x=1-3, y=0-2, and z=1-3; and wherein R, R 1 and R 3 are individually selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 to C 10 alkane, C 2 to C 10 alkene, or C 4 to C 12 aromatic; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of a vinyl, allyl or other vinyl-containing functional group and wherein when R 2 is vinyl or allyl, x=2, and y=0 or 1 R and R 1 cannot both be methyl or ethyl and wherein when R 2 is vinyl, R 3 cannot be methyl.