Patent ID: 6887523

Claim:
An MOCVD process comprising: a) providing a substrate within an MOCVD reactor; b) introducing an alkoxide precursor into the MOCVD reactor containing the substrate; c) introducing a second metal-containing precursor into the MOCVD reactor containing the substrate; and d) forming a metal-containing film overlying the substrate; wherein the metal-containing film has the formula Mâ€² x Mâ€³ (1âˆ’x) M y O z , wherein Mâ€² is a metal selected from the group consisting of La, Ce, Pr, Nd,.Pm, Sm, Y, Sc, Yb, Lu, and Gd; Mâ€³ is a metal selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Pb, Zn, and Cd; M is a metal selected from the group consisting of Mn; Ce, V, Fe, Co, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Zr, Hf and Ni; x has a value from 0 to 1; y has a value of 0, 1 or 2; and z has an integer value of 1 through 7.