High throughput discovery of materials through vapor phase synthesis

摘要

A method of and apparatus for producing a plurality of powder compositions, both stoichiometric and non-stoichiometric, is disclosed. The method includes the steps of introducing a plurality of materials into a particle production system under a first set of operating parameters, introducing the plurality of materials into the particle production system under a second set of operating parameters wherein at least one operating parameter of the first set is changed to form the second set, and sampling at least a portion of an output mixture representative of each of the first set of operating conditions and the second set of operating conditions. The apparatus includes a reactor, dispensing devices for supplying materials to the reactor, and other structures.; The apparatus is preferably configurable via modification of operating parameters to produce a range of possible compositions for a given plurality of input materials.