Patent ID: 7927933

Claim:
A method for increasing a layer growth rate of a material, the method comprising: depositing a Si x N y layer atop a substrate, wherein the substrate is SiO 2 formed by a rapid thermal oxidation process in O 2 , by a method using as precursors at least one silane and at least one member of the group consisting of a nitrogen radical and ammonia, wherein the method is selected from the group consisting of radical assisted chemical vapor deposition, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, and remote plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, wherein x is greater than or equal to about 3, and wherein y is greater than 0 and less than or equal to about 4, wherein the substrate is a substantially stoichiometric material having a very low impurity content on which inhibited film growth is observed, and wherein an electrical thickness of the Si x N y layer is no greater than 0.24 nm; and depositing a material upon the Si x N y layer, wherein the material is selected from the group consisting of a metal, a metal oxide, a metal nitride, a metal oxynitride, a metal carbide, and combinations thereof, and wherein a layer growth rate of the material on the Si x N y layer is higher than a layer growth rate of the material on the substrate.