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Compositionally varied materials and method and system for synthesizing the materials
Assignee: Energy Conversion Devices Inc
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Filing: 1983-09-23
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-09-23
Abstract
Abstract Materials are provided containing non periodically distributed local environments whose position and type are controlled to obtain specific properties which can be coupled or decoupled one from another and collectively from the constraints implied by an ordered structure. The compositional variation is accomplished by selectively depositing atoms and groups of atoms by means, e.g., of ion beams (16, 18 etc.) into designed locations on a substrate (36) to construct a true three-dimensionally engineered material. Where order is needed, it can be designed in a local scale or interspersed in varying amounts including layers through the material to create new material functions.
Inventors
- 👤 Stanford Robert Ovshinsky
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 19:00
CPC Classifications
C; C30; C30B; C30B23/00; C30B23/02; C30B23/04; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/02; C23C14/04; C23C28/00; C30B23/002; C30B29/00; C30B29/10; C30B29/52
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A designed compositionally varied material characterized by: a matrix formed from at least a first type of atom having at least one physical property, said matrix having a spatial pattern designed therein, said spatial pattern including at least a second type of atom or atoms or groups of said second type of atom or atoms at predetermined locations in said pattern to form the material, at least some of said second type of atom or atoms or groups thereof forming non-equilibrium disordered local environments, said second type of atom or atoms and said locations including means engineered to couple or decouple at least a second physical property with said matrix physical property to produce one or more functions of said material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
121 words
A designed compositionally varied material characterized by: a matrix formed from at least a first type of atom having at least one physical property, said matrix having a spatial pattern designed therein, said spatial pattern including at least a second type of atom or atoms or groups of said second type of atom or atoms at predetermined locations in said pattern to form the material, at least some of said second type of atom or atoms or groups thereof forming non-equilibrium disordered local environments, said second type of atom or atoms and said locations including means engineered to couple or decouple at least a second physical property with said matrix physical property to produce one or more functions of said material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The material according to claim 1 further characterized by: said matrix is designed in a disordered atomic scale and in a periodic macroscopic scale.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The material according to claim 1 further characterized by: at least a third type of atom or groups of atoms is designed into said material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
The material according to claim 1 further characterized by: said matrix includes at least a third type of atom interleaved in layers with said first type of atom, said second type of atom or groups of atoms designed into at least some of the layers of said first type of atom to form different atomic layers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The material according to claim 4 further characterized by: said layers are spaced to form an electronically homogeneous material with at least one other physical property being coupled or decoupled from said electronic property.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of designing a compositionally varied material characterized by: forming a matrix from at least a first type of atom having at least one physical property, designing a spatial pattern in said matrix, including at least a second type of atom or atoms or groups of said second type of atom or atoms at predetermined locations in said spatial pattern to form the material, forming nonequilibrium disordered local environments with at least some of said second type of atom or atoms or groups thereof and coupling or decoupling at least a second physical property of said second type of atom or atoms and said locations with said matrix physical property to produce one or more functions of said material.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of designing a compositionally varied material characterized by: forming a matrix from at least a first type of atom having at least one physical property, designing a spatial pattern in said matrix, including at least a second type of atom or atoms or groups of said second type of atom or atoms at predetermined locations in said spatial pattern to form the material, forming nonequilibrium disordered local environments with at least some of said second type of atom or atoms or groups thereof and coupling or decoupling at least a second physical property of said second type of atom or atoms and said locations with said matrix physical property to produce one or more functions of said material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 6 further characterized by: forming said matrix in a disordered atomic scale and in a periodic macroscopic scale.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 6 further characterized by: forming at least a third type of atom or groups of atoms in said material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method according to claim 6 further characterized by: interleaving at least a third type of atom in layers with said first type of atom to form said matrix, and placing said second type of atom or groups of atoms into at least some of the layers of said first type of atom to form different atomic layers.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 9 further characterized by: spacing said layers to form an electronically homogeneous material with at least one other physical property being coupled or decoupled from said electronic property.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
125 words
A system for forming a compositionally varied material characterized by means (16,18..24)for forming a matrix from at least a first type of atom having at least one physical property; for designing a spatial pattern in said matrix, including at least a second type of atom or atoms or groups of said second type of atom or atoms at predetermined locations in said spatial pattern to form the material; for forming nonequilibrium disordered local environments with at least some of said secpnd type of atom or atoms or groups thereof; and for coupling or decoupling at least a second physical property of said second type of atom or atoms and said locations with said matrix physical property to produce one or more functions of said material.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
125 words
A system for forming a compositionally varied material characterized by means (16,18..24)for forming a matrix from at least a first type of atom having at least one physical property; for designing a spatial pattern in said matrix, including at least a second type of atom or atoms or groups of said second type of atom or atoms at predetermined locations in said spatial pattern to form the material; for forming nonequilibrium disordered local environments with at least some of said secpnd type of atom or atoms or groups thereof; and for coupling or decoupling at least a second physical property of said second type of atom or atoms and said locations with said matrix physical property to produce one or more functions of said material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system according to claim 11 further characterized by: means for forming said matrix in a disordered atomic scale and in a periodic macroscopic scale.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system according to claim 11 further characterized by: means for placing at least a third type of atom or groups of atoms into said material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
62 words
The system according to claim 11 further characterized by: means for interleaving at least a third type of atom in layers with said first type of atom to form said matrix, and means for placing said second type of atom or groups of atoms into at least some of the layers of said first type of atom to form different atomic layers.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system according to claim 14 further characterized by: means for spacing said layers to form an electronically homogeneous material with at least one other physical property being coupled or decoupled from said electronic property.
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