Title: Combinatorial synthesis of inorganic or composite materials

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for the preparation and use of a substrate having an array of diverse materials in predefined regions thereon. A substrate having an array of diverse materials thereon is generally prepared by delivering components of materials to predefined regions on a substrate, and simultaneously reacting the components to form at least two materials or, alternatively, allowing the components to interact to form at least two different materials. Materials which can be prepared using the methods and apparatus of the present invention include, for example, covalent network solids, ionic solids and molecular solids. More particularly, materials which can be prepared using the methods and apparatus of the present invention include, for example, inorganic materials, intermetallic materials, metal alloys, ceramic materials, organic materials, organometallic materials, nonbiological organic polymers, composite materials (e.g., inorganic composites, organic composites, or combinations thereof), etc. Once prepared, these materials can be screened for useful properties including, for example, electrical, thermal, mechanical, morphological, optical, magnetic, chemical, or other properties. Thus, the present invention provides methods for the parallel synthesis and analysis of novel materials having useful properties.

Inventors:

Goldwasser, Isy ^[1]; Ross, Debra A ^[2]; Schultz, Peter G ^[3]; Xiang, Xiao-Dong ^[4]; Briceno, Gabriel ^[5]; Sun, Xian-Dong ^[6]; Wang, Kai-An ^[7]

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1. Palo Alto, CA
2. Mountain Ranch, CA
3. La Jolla, CA
4. Danville, CA
5. Baldwin Park, CA
6. Fremont, CA
7. Cupertino, CA

Issue Date:

2010-08-03

Research Org.:

Symyx Solutions, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA); Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1013849

Patent Number(s):

7767627

Application Number:

08/847,967

Assignee:

Symyx Solutions, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY

B01J19/0046 - {Sequential or parallel reactions, e.g. for the synthesis of polypeptides or polynucleotides
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B01J2219/00432 - Photolithographic masks
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B01J2219/00441 - using lasers
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B01J2219/0072 - Organic compounds
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B01J2219/00747 - Catalysts
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B82Y25/00 - Nanomagnetism, e.g. magnetoimpedance, anisotropic magnetoresistance, giant magnetoresistance or tunneling magnetoresistance
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C01P2002/34 - perovskite-type
C01P2002/52 - containing elements as dopants
C01P2004/84 - one phase coated with the other
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C23C14/042 - {using masks}
C23C14/087 - {of copper or solid solutions thereof}
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C - CHEMISTRY C40 - COMBINATORIAL TECHNOLOGY C40B - COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY

C40B20/02 - Identifying library members by their fixed physical location on a support or substrate
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C40B40/18 - Libraries containing only inorganic compounds or inorganic materials
C40B60/08 - Integrated apparatus specially adapted for both creating and screening libraries
C40B60/14 - for creating libraries
C40B70/00 - Tags or labels specially adapted for combinatorial chemistry or libraries, e.g. fluorescent tags or bar codes

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES

G01R33/16 - Measuring susceptibility {

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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

Y10S436/809 - Multifield plates or multicontainer arrays

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Y10T436/25 - including sample preparation

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DOE Contract Number:  

AC03-76SF00098

Resource Type:

Patent

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English