Patent ID: 7501154

Claim:
A method for forming a metallized layer on a substrate, said method comprising: depositing on a substrate by a thermal CVD process an ultrathin layer having a thickness of less than 500 Å and comprising a polymer having repeating units derived from unsubstituted p-xylylene, substituted p-xylylene, phenylene vinylene, phenylene ethynylene, 1,4-methylene naphthalene, 2,6-methylene naphthalene, 1,4-vinylene naphthalene, 2,6-vinylene naphthalene, 1,4-ethynylene naphthalene, 2,6-ethynylene naphthalene, or combinations thereof; exposing the ultrathin layer to a source of oxygen; and depositing a metal layer comprising Be, B, Mg, Al, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zr, Nb, Ta or a combination thereof directly on the ultrathin layer.