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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2009
Birger Erik Ydstie, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Sudhir Ranjan, Lexington, MA (US);
Balaji Sukumar, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Sridhar Seetharaman, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Birger Erik Ydstie, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Sudhir Ranjan, Lexington, MA (US);
Balaji Sukumar, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Sridhar Seetharaman, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A method for producing a solid layer material (), comprising providing () a first layer (); providing () a second liquid layer () on the first layer (); providing () a third liquid layer () on the second liquid layer (), wherein the third liquid layer has a melting point that is higher than a melting point of the second liquid layer, and wherein the second liquid layer is between the first and third layers; cooling () a surface of the third liquid layer to a temperature less than the melting point of the third liquid layer; forming () the solid layer from the third liquid layer while cooling the third layer liquid; and removing () the solid layer.