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A method to form copper-cobalt interconnects comprises rinsing a copper substrate with deionized water, heating a mild etchant solution and rinsing the copper substrate with the heated mild etchant solution, heating an electroless plating solution and rinsing the copper substrate with a portion of the heated electroless plating solution, heating a reducing agent solution and mixing another portion of the heated electroless plating solution with the heated reducing agent solution to form a self-catalytic bath, and applying the self-catalytic bath to the copper substrate. The electroless plating solution may contain cobalt ions. The method may further include rinsing the copper substrate with deionized water and a hydrofluoric acid solution after the application of the self-catalytic bath.
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