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Evaporation (deposition)
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<p>Evaporation is a common method of <a href="/facts/Thin-film_deposition/nSeoUT4Q">thin-film deposition</a>. The source material is <a href="/facts/Evaporation/tgvIlJys">evaporated</a> in a <a href="/facts/Vacuum/BTk3goyV">vacuum</a>. The vacuum allows vapor particles to travel directly to the target object (substrate), where they condense back to a solid state. Evaporation is used in <a href="/facts/Microfabrication/TzGo63pr">microfabrication</a>, and to make macro-scale products such as <a href="/facts/Metallizing/QI5cN9EP">metallized</a> plastic film. </p>