Electrode array for development and testing of materials
First Claim
1. An apparatus for rapidly applying at least one component of each of at least two materials to addressable predefined locations on an array of electrodes, the apparatus comprising:
- at least two electrodes contained in said array; and
an assembly for applying an electrical potential or current from a power source to each of the electrodes, wherein the electrodes are addressable through the assembly, and wherein said at least one component of said each of said materials is operatively supplied to the array of electrodes, said electrical potential or current causing the components of the materials to deposit at said addressable predefined locations and wherein said at least one component of each of the at least two materials deposited on the at least one second electrode varies in composition from the at least one component of each of the at least two materials deposited on the at least one first electrode, whereby the depositing of said components lead to controllable morphologies at each said at least one electrode.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus employ the use of arrays of two or more electronically discrete electrodes to facilitate high-throughput preparation and testing of materials with two or more elements. High rates of deposition, synthesis and/or analysis of materials are achieved with the use of arrays of electrodes whereby desired materials are developed. The high rate synthesis and/or analysis of an array of materials uses deposition control techniques in conjunction with the electrode array to develop a meaningful array of materials and to analyze the materials for desired characteristics to develop one or more materials with desired characteristics. The use of an array of electrodes enables high throughput development of materials having scientific and economic advantages.
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28 Claims
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1. An apparatus for rapidly applying at least one component of each of at least two materials to addressable predefined locations on an array of electrodes, the apparatus comprising:
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at least two electrodes contained in said array; and
an assembly for applying an electrical potential or current from a power source to each of the electrodes, wherein the electrodes are addressable through the assembly, and wherein said at least one component of said each of said materials is operatively supplied to the array of electrodes, said electrical potential or current causing the components of the materials to deposit at said addressable predefined locations and wherein said at least one component of each of the at least two materials deposited on the at least one second electrode varies in composition from the at least one component of each of the at least two materials deposited on the at least one first electrode, whereby the depositing of said components lead to controllable morphologies at each said at least one electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of rapidly applying at least one component of each of at least two materials to addressable predefined locations on an array of electrodes, comprising:
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applying a potential to at least one first electrode on said array of electrodes;
depositing at least said at least one component of each of the at least two materials onto said at least one first electrode;
applying a second potential to at least one second electrode on said array of electrodes;
depositing at least said at least one component of each of the at least two materials onto said at least one second electrode, wherein said at least one component of each of the at least two materials deposited on the at least one second electrode varies in composition from the at least one component of each of the at least two materials deposited on the at least one first electrode whereby the depositing of said components lead to controllable morphologies at each said at least one electrode.
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20. A method of rapidly applying at least one respective component of each of at least two materials to addressable predefined locations on an array of electrodes, comprising:
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varying concentrations of the components over time;
applying a potential to at least one first electrode on said array of electrodes;
depositing at least the components onto said at least one first electrode to form a respective deposit on each of said at least one first electrode;
applying a second potential to at least one second electrode on said array of electrodes;
depositing at least said components onto said at least one second electrode to form a respective deposit on each of said at least one second electrode, wherein said components deposited on the at least one second electrode vary in composition from the components deposited on the at least one first electrode whereby the depositing of said components lead to controllable morphologies at each said at least one electrode. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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