Patent ID: 8758867

Claim:
A method for depositing a metal containing film on to one or more substrates with a plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition process, comprising: a) providing at least one substrate into a reactor; b) introducing at least one metal containing precursor into the reactor, wherein the metal containing precursor is selected from the group consisting of M(acac)(acetylene), M(tmhd)(acetylene), M(od)(acetylene), M(mhd)(acetylene), M(tmshd)(acetylene), M(acac)(trimethylsilylacetylene), M(tmhd)(trimethylsilylacetylene), M(od)(trimethylsilylacetylene), M(mhd)(trimethylsilylacetylene), M(tmshd)(trimethylsilylacetylene), M(acac)(bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene), M(tmhd)(bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene), M(od)(bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene), M(mhd)(bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene), and M(tmshd)(bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene), and combinations thereof, wherein: M is a metal selected silver or gold; c) providing at least one inert fluid and a reaction fluid into said reactor, wherein said reaction fluid is a hydrogen containing or a reducing fluid; d) providing a plasma source, and sequentially activating and deactivating the plasma source after the introduction of the metal containing precursor; e) reacting the metal containing precursor with the reaction fluid; and f) depositing at least part of the metal containing precursor to form a metal containing film, pure metal or alloy, on the one or more substrates.