Patent ID: 8460989

Claim:
A method for forming a metal-containing layer on a substrate, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a vapor comprising at least one precursor compound selected from the group consisting of (Cp)V(=NtBu)(NEt 2 ) 2 ; (Cp)V(=NtBu)(NMe 2 ) 2 ; (Cp)V(=NtBu)(NEtMe) 2 ; (Cp)V(═NiPr)(NEt 2 ) 2 ; (Cp)V(═NiPr)(NMe 2 ) 2 ; (Cp)V(═NiPr)(NEtMe) 2 ; (Cp)V(═NC 5 H 11 )(NEt 2 ) 2 ; (Cp)V(═NC 5 H 11 )(NMe 2 ) 2 ; (Cp)V(═NC 5 H 11 )(NEtMe) 2 ; (Cp)Nb(=NtBu)(NEt 2 ) 2 ; (Cp)Nb(=NtBu)(NMe 2 ) 2 ; (Cp)Nb(=NtBu)(NEtMe) 2 ; (Cp)Nb(═NiPr)(NEt 2 ) 2 ; (Cp)Nb(═NiPr)(NMe 2 ) 2 ; (Cp)Nb(═NiPr)(NEtMe) 2 ; (Cp)Nb(═NC 5 H 11 )(NEt 2 ) 2 ; (Cp)Nb(═NC 5 H 11 )(NMe 2 ) 2 ; and (Cp)Nb(═NC 5 H 1 1 )(NEtMe) 2 ; b) providing at least one reaction gas selected from the group consisting of ozone and water; and c) reacting the vapor and the reaction gas with the substrate, according to a deposition process, to form the metal-containing layer on at least one surface of the substrate.