Patent ID: 8501637

Claim:
An atomic layer deposition (ALD) process for producing a thin film comprising silicon dioxide on a substrate comprising a deposition cycle comprising: contacting a substrate with a vaporized silicon compound such that the silicon compound adsorbs to the substrate; and converting the adsorbed silicon compound into silicon dioxide by contacting it with a reactive vaporized oxygen source compound; wherein the silicon compound has a Si—Si bond and formula of: R III 3-x (R II R I N) x —Si—Si—(N—R I R II ) y R III 3-y , wherein the x is selected from 1 to 3; y is selected from 1 to 3; R I is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl and substituted alkyl; R II is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and substituted alkyl; and R III is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxide (—OH), amino (—NH2), alkoxy, alkyl and substituted alkyl; and wherein each x, y, R III , R II and R I can be selected independently from each other.