Vapor deposition apparatus and method
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1. A method of depositing a layer onto a substrate, comprising:
- a) heating an evaporator to a temperature capable of completely evaporating the evaporant to be deposited;
b) dispensing into the evaporator one or more quantized units of the evaporant that completely vaporizes;
c) introducing a flow of a carrier gas into the evaporator before, during, or after vaporization of the evaporant so as to cause a flow of the mixture of the carrier gas and the vapor of the evaporant; and
d) directing the flow of the mixture onto the surface of the substrate to form the layer.
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A method is disclosed for depositing a layer onto a substrate, including heating an evaporator to a temperature capable of completely evaporating the evaporant to be deposited; dispensing into the evaporator one or more quantized units of the evaporant that completely vaporizes; introducing a flow of a carrier gas into the evaporator before, during, or after vaporization of the evaporant so as to cause a flow of the mixture of the carrier gas and the vapor of the evaporant; and directing the flow of the mixture onto the surface of the substrate to form the layer.
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1. A method of depositing a layer onto a substrate, comprising:
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a) heating an evaporator to a temperature capable of completely evaporating the evaporant to be deposited;
b) dispensing into the evaporator one or more quantized units of the evaporant that completely vaporizes;
c) introducing a flow of a carrier gas into the evaporator before, during, or after vaporization of the evaporant so as to cause a flow of the mixture of the carrier gas and the vapor of the evaporant; and
d) directing the flow of the mixture onto the surface of the substrate to form the layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Apparatus for depositing a layer onto a substrate, comprising:
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a) a platform for mounting the substrate;
b) a vapor dispenser positioned relative to the substrate platform;
c) a heated evaporator capable of completely evaporating the evaporant to be deposited;
d) a material dispenser for dispensing into the evaporator quantized units of the evaporant so as to completely vaporize such evaporant; and
e) means for introducing a flow of a carrier gas into the evaporator before, during, or after evaporation of the evaporant so as to cause a flow of the mixture of the carrier gas and the vaporized evaporant into the vapor dispenser that dispenses vaporized evaporant onto the substrate to form the layer. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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