Patent ID: 8168546

Claim:
A deposition method for forming a patterned thin film comprising: A) applying a composition comprising a deposition inhibitor material to a substrate, B) simultaneously or subsequently to step A), patterning the deposition inhibitor material to provide selected areas on the substrate where the deposition inhibitor material is absent, and C) depositing an inorganic thin film on the substrate by chemical vapor deposition only in those areas where the deposition inhibitor material is absent, wherein the deposition inhibitor material is a hydrophilic polymer that has in its backbone, side chains, or both backbone and side chains, multiple secondary or tertiary amide groups that are represented by the following acetamide structure: >N—C(═O)—, and wherein the hydrophilic polymer satisfies both of the following tests: a) it is soluble to at least 1% by weight in a solution containing at least 50 weight % water as measured at 40° C., and b) it provides an inhibition power of at least 200 Å to deposition of zinc oxide by an ALD process.