Patent ID: 9339782
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B01J,B08B,C23C,C23F,C25F,C40B

Claim Text:
1. A device for improved electrochemical synthesis comprising: (a) a substrate including a top surface, one or more recesses arranged at the top surface and a plurality of electrodes sunken in the one or more recesses, where the plurality of electrodes have a top electrode surface, where the top electrode surface is level with the top surface, where the substrate is a semiconductor chip or wafer; (b) a chemical species or mixture of chemical species adsorbed onto the top electrode surface of each electrode of the plurality of electrodes, where the chemical species or mixture of chemical species adsorbed onto the top electrode surface forms a porous matrix; (c) a semiconductor addressing system for selecting and controlling one or more individual electrodes within the plurality of electrodes, where a synthesis solution covers the porous matrix in contact with the plurality of electrodes; (d) a source to supply a current, where the source is electronically connected to each of the plurality of electrodes by the semiconductor addressing system; and (e) a computer control system, where the source is electronically connected to each of the plurality of electrodes via the computer control system, where the computer control system is configured such that the current generates a reactive species, where the generation of the reactive species at each electrode forms a virtual flask surrounding each electrode, where electrochemical synthesis reactions occur within the porous matrix in the virtual flask.