Patent ID: 6800333
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: C23C

Abstract:
A method of depositing in situ a solid film on a substrate, comprising the steps of:providing a substrate; heating the substrate such as to provide for deposition of a solid film; providing a nozzle unit for delivering an aerosol to the substrate, the nozzle unit including at least one outlet through which a directed flow of the aerosol is delivered and at least one electrode; generating an aerosol comprising droplets of a material solution upstream of the nozzle unit; providing a flow of the aerosol through the nozzle unit so as to deliver a directed flow of the aerosol from the at least one outlet; and generating an electric field between the substrate and the at least one electrode such that the aerosol droplets are charged with a positive or negative charge and the directed aerosol flow is attracted towards the substrate.