Combinatorial synthesis and high throughput evaluation of functional oxides-A integrated materials chip approach

Integrated materials chip approach, in which large collections of different thin film metal oxides are integrated and synthesized on a small chip and screened for a particular functionality, is applied to discover or optimize superconductors, luminescent materials, magnetic materials, ferroelectrics and dielectrics. This technology promises to significantly increase the efficiency of the materials discovery and optimization process and improve our understanding of materials structure-property relationship.