Patent ID: 7482037

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure, the method comprising: providing a semiconductor substrate or substrate assembly; providing a vapor comprising at least one precursor compound of the formula M(OR 1 ) 5−x (XR 2 O) x (Formula I), wherein: M is selected from the group consisting of niobium and vanadium, X is (NR 3 R 4 ), (PR 3 R 4 ), or (OR 5 ), each R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 is independently an organic group, x=1 or 2; and contacting the vapor comprising the at least one precursor compound of Formula I with the semiconductor substrate or substrate assembly to form a metal-containing layer on at least one surface of the semiconductor substrate or substrate assembly using an atomic layer deposition process comprising a plurality of deposition cycles.