Patent ID: 8618003

Claim:
A deposition method for forming a patterned thin film comprising: applying a composition comprising a deposition inhibitor material to a receiver substrate, simultaneously or subsequently to the applying step, patterning the deposition inhibitor material to provide selected areas on the receiver substrate where the deposition inhibitor material is absent, and depositing an inorganic thin film on the receiver substrate by chemical vapor deposition only in those areas where the deposition inhibitor material is absent, wherein the deposition inhibitor material is a polymer comprising recurring units represented by the following Structure (I): wherein R 1 is hydrogen, an alkyl group, or a group as defined for R 2 , and R 2 is a cyano, isocyanate, azide, chloro, nitro, phosphoric, heteroaryl, or â€”C(â•X)â€”R 3 wherein X is oxygen, sulfur, or N + (R) 2 , R 3 is R, OR, OM + , OC(â•O)OR, SR, NHC(â•O)R, NHC(â•O)N(R) 2 , N(R) 2 , or N + (R) 3 , M + is an alkali or ammonium cation, and R is hydrogen, a halogen, or an alkyl or cycloalkyl group.