Patent ID: 9556509
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: C23C,H01J

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: generating a vapour of a material from a source of said material comprising a plurality of separate solid pieces of said material supported on a surface of a base in a configuration in which said plurality of solid pieces of said target material include a plurality of first solid pieces arranged at a common level and defining gaps therebetween, and one or more solid wires in locations underneath edge portions of a respective adjoining pair of said first solid pieces such that the first solid pieces and the one or more solid wires together cover the whole of said surface of said base; and depositing said material from said vapour onto a substrate; wherein the method comprises mounting said plurality of first solid pieces on the base, and then introducing said one or more solid wires into said locations by hammering said one or more solid wires through said gaps.