Abstract: A series of noble metal organometallic complexes of the general formula (I): MLaXb(FBC)c, wherein M is a noble metal such as iridium, ruthenium or osmium, and L is a neutral ligand such as carbonyl, alkene or diene; X is an anionic ligand such as chloride, bromide, iodide and trifluoroacetate group; and FBC is a fluorinated bidentate chelate ligand such as beta diketonate, beta-ketoiminate, amino-alcoholate and amino-alcoholate ligand, wherein a is an integer of from zero (0) to three (3), b is an integer of from zero (0) to one (1) and c is an 10 integer of from one (1) to three (3). The resulting noble metal complexes possess enhanced volatility and thermal stability characteristics, and are suitable for chemical vapor deposition(CVD) applications. The corresponding noble metal complex is formed by treatment of the FBC ligand with a less volatile metal halide.

Abstract: Volatile low melting solid Cu(II) metal complexes are provided which are capable of depositing a copper film on various substrates under CVD conditions in the absence of reducing carrier gas H2. These CU(II) metal complexes are represented by the structure formula: Cu(OCCF3R1CH2NHR2)2 wherein R1 is selected from hydrogen, C1-C4 lower-alkyl or perfluorinated C1-C4 lower-alkyl groups, e.g., CH3, and CF3, etc., and wherein R2 is C1-C6 lower-alkyl or C1-C6 lower-alkene, which may be substituted by one or more fluorine atoms, by a C1-C6 lower-alkoxy group or by a C1-C6 di-lower-alkyl amino group, provided that when R1 is CF3, R2 is other than hydrogen or methyl. A process for depositing copper film using these Cu(II) metal complexes is also provided.