Patent ID: 6897105

Claim:
A method of forming an electrically conductive structure insulatively spaced from a second structure, said method comprising the steps of: providing said second structure; forming an electrically insulative layer on said second structure; forming on said electrically insulative layer and spaced from said second structure an unoxidized electrically conductive structure of a material that remains substantially conductive in the oxidized state; and then subjecting said electrically conductive structure and said electrically insulative layer to an ozone-containing atmosphere for a duration of time and at a first temperature sufficient to oxidize said unoxidized electrically conductive structure; wherein said step of subjecting said electrically conductive structure and said electrically insulative layer to an ozone containing atmosphere is comprised of using ultraviolet emission and an oxygen ambient to form said ozone containing atmosphere over said electrically conductive and said electrically insulative structure.