Patent ID: 8066805

Claim:
A formulation, consisting essentially of: a) one or more salts and/or complexes of a silicide forming Group 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 metal salts and/or metal b) one or more organic solvents adapted to facilitate coating and/or printing of the formulation, the organic solvent(s) being present in an amount of at least 50% by volume of the formulation, wherein at least 20% by volume of the formulation is a low volatility solvent having a viscosity of at least 2 cP, a boiling point of at least 150 ° C., and a surface tension of at least 20 dynes/cm; and c) one or more anion source additives that are selected from the group consisting of HX and NH 4 X, where X is a halide, nitrate, sulfate, formate, acetate, cyanate, isocyanate and/or alkoxide; wherein each component of said formulation, including said salt(s) and/or complex(es) of said silicide forming Group 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 metal, said solvent(s), and said anion source additive(s) form gaseous or volatile byproducts upon reduction of the salt(s) and/or complex(es) of said silicide forming Group 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 metal in the formulation to an elemental metal and/or alloy thereof.