Patent ID: 8277887

Claim:
A method of depositing a film comprising the steps of: a) providing the vapor phase delivery device comprising a single chamber, the chamber containing a precursor composition; a gas inlet; a gas outlet; a fill port; and a dip-tube contained within the chamber, the dip tube being connected to and in fluid communication with the gas outlet; wherein the precursor composition consists of a solid precursor compound and a single layer of packing material disposed on the solid precursor compound; b) introducing a carrier gas into the delivery device through the gas inlet; c) flowing the carrier gas through the layer of packing material and then though the solid precursor compound to substantially saturate the carrier gas with the precursor compound; d) the precursor compound saturated carrier gas exiting from the delivery device through the gas outlet by way of the dip-tube; e) delivering the precursor compound saturated carrier gas to a reaction vessel containing a substrate; and f) subjecting the precursor compound saturated carrier gas to conditions sufficient to decompose the precursor compound to form a film on the substrate.