Metal-containing compositions and method of making same

A process of forming a metal-containing film or article comprising:

• a. applying a metal-containing composition on a substrate wherein the metal-containing composition comprises:
• i. a metal-containing precursor unit (MU), at least a portion of which contains at least two ethylenically unsaturated functional groups, and
• ii. an initiator or catalyst where MU is represented by Structure I:
• MAwBxCy Structure I
• where M comprises a metal with a formal valency of 0-5 such as Zr, Hf, Ge, Ti, Gd, Pb, Sn, Zn, Ni, Na, Li, K, Ce, Nb, Eu, In, Al, Fe, Mn, Nd, Cu, Sb, Mg, Ag, and Y;
• A comprises
• where R1 is a H atom, an alkyl group containing 1-8 carbon atoms, a group containing a halogen atom, or a hydroxyalkyl group, and n is 0-6;
• B and C each comprise a member selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, a halogen atom and —OR3 where R3 represents an alkyl group, a halo-alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group;
• w is 1-5, x is 0-4, y is 0-4, and w+x+y is 1-5,
• b. drying the metal-containing composition
• c. exposing the metal-containing composition to a source of actinic radiation and
• d. after c applying a post-treatment to the metal-containing composition.

A process of forming a metal-containing film or article comprising:

• a. applying a metal-containing composition on a substrate wherein the metal-containing composition comprises:
• i. a metal-containing precursor unit (MU), at least a portion of which contains at least two ethylenically unsaturated functional groups, and
• ii. an initiator or catalyst where MU is represented by Structure I:
• MAwBxCy Structure I
• where M comprises a metal with a formal valency of 0-5 such as Zr, Hf, Ge, Ti, Gd, Pb, Sn, Zn, Ni, Na, Li, K, Ce, Nb, Eu, In, Al, Fe, Mn, Nd, Cu, Sb, Mg, Ag, and Y;
• A comprises
• where R1 is a H atom, an alkyl group containing 1-8 carbon atoms, a group containing a halogen atom, or a hydroxyalkyl group, and n is 0-6;
• B and C each comprise a member selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, a halogen atom and —OR3 where R3 represents an alkyl group, a halo-alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group;
• w is 1-5, x is 0-4, y is 0-4, and w+x+y is 1-5,
• b. drying the metal-containing composition
• c. exposing the metal-containing composition to a source of actinic radiation and
• d. after c applying a post-curing bake to the metal-containing composition.

A process of forming a metal-containing film or article comprising:

• a. applying a metal-containing composition on a substrate wherein the metal-containing composition comprises:
• i. a metal-containing precursor unit (MU), at least a portion of which contains at least two ethylenically unsaturated functional groups, and
• ii. an initiator or catalyst
• where MU is represented by Structure I:
• MAwBxCy Structure I
• where M comprises a metal with a formal valency of 0-5 such as Zr, Hf, Ge, Ti, Gd, Pb, Sn, Zn, Ni, Na, Li, K, Ce, Nb, Eu, In, Al, Fe, Mn, Nd, Cu, Sb, Mg, Ag, and Y;
• A comprises
• where R1 is a H atom, an alkyl group containing 1-8 carbon atoms, a group containing a halogen atom, or a hydroxyalkyl group, and n is 0-6;
• B and C each comprise a member selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, a halogen atom and —OR3 where R3 represents an alkyl group, a halo-alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group;
• w is 1-5, x is 0-4, y is 0-4, and w+x+y is 1-5,
• b. drying the metal-containing composition, and
• c. heating the composition to a temperature in the range of about 50° C. to 300 ° C. for a period of time in the range of about 5 seconds to 30 minutes in order to cure the composition.