“…Previous reports on ALD of RuO 2 employed organometallic precursors such as bis(cyclopentadienyl) Ru(II) [RuCp 2 ], bis(ethylcyclopentadienyl) Ru(II) [Ru(EtCp) 2 ], ,,,,, and bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedinonato)(1,5-cyclooctadiene) Ru(III) [Ru(thd)2(cod)], the most commonly used precursor being [Ru(EtCp) 2 ]. Recent reports make use of zero-valent ruthenium complexes like (1,5-hexadiene)(1-isopropyl-4-methylbenzene)ruthenium, (η4-2,3-dimethylbutadiene)(tricarbonyl)ruthenium, and (ethylbenzene)(1,3-butadiene)ruthenium .…”