| CPC C23C 16/45544 (2013.01) [C23C 16/45512 (2013.01); C23C 16/45561 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |

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1. A method for handling precursor material in a precursor container comprising a first volume formed by a first chamber, a second volume formed by a second chamber, the second volume being separated from the first volume by a gas-permeable partition wall, the method comprising: increasing the pressure in the first volume to cause precursor material housed within the first volume to extend from the first volume to the second volume along a conduit passing through the partition wall, wherein the conduit comprises an inlet disposed in the first volume and immersed in the precursory material, below a surface level or meniscus of the precursory material, and an outlet disposed in the second volume; and providing a gas flow from the first volume to the second volume through the gas-permeable partition wall.
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