US-20260128133-A1 - DETERMINING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH SYNTHESIZING A SOLID MIXTURE

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Abstract

A system for determining information associated with synthesizing a solid mixture can include a processor and a memory. The memory can store a solid mixture sample assessment module, an electromagnetic beam source control module, and a radiation-impinged sample assessment module. The solid mixture sample assessment module can determine a set of positions on interfaces between grains in an initial sample of the solid mixture. The set can have maximal diversity of classifications of the interfaces in the initial sample. The electromagnetic beam source control module can cause electromagnetic beams to impinge the positions to produce an impinged sample. A characteristic of a first electromagnetic beam, which impinges a first position, can be different from the characteristic of a second electromagnetic beam, which impinges a second position. The radiation-impinged sample assessment module can analyze the positions on the impinged sample to determine the information associated with synthesizing the solid mixture.

Inventors

Joseph Harold Montoya

Assignees

Toyota Research Institute, Inc.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260507
Application Date: 20241107

Claims (20)

1 . A system, comprising: a processor; and a memory storing: a solid mixture sample assessment module including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine a set of positions on interfaces between grains in an initial sample of a solid mixture, the set having maximal diversity of classifications of the interfaces in the initial sample; an electromagnetic beam source control module including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause electromagnetic beams to impinge the positions to produce an impinged sample, a characteristic of a first electromagnetic beam, which impinges a first position, being different from the characteristic of a second electromagnetic beam, which impinges a second position; and a radiation-impinged sample assessment module including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to analyze the positions on the impinged sample to determine information associated with synthesizing the solid mixture.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a classification of an interface, of the classifications of the interfaces, comprises: a first classification, the first classification being for a family of lattice planes of a first material at the interface; and a second classification, the second classification being for a family of lattice planes of a second material at the interface.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic comprises at least one of: a bias voltage applied to a source of an electromagnetic beam of the electromagnetic beams, or a size of a cross section of the electromagnetic beam.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein: the solid mixture sample assessment module further includes instructions to produce an image of the initial sample, and the instructions to determine the set of the positions include instructions to analyze the image of the initial sample to determine the set of the positions.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein: the solid mixture sample assessment module further includes instructions to retain a calibration of the image of the initial sample, and the instructions to cause the electromagnetic beams to impinge the positions include instructions to cause, using the calibration, the electromagnetic beams to impinge the positions.
6 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the instructions to produce the image of the initial sample include instructions to produce, using a scanning transmission electron microscopy technique, the image of the initial sample.
7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein a source of at least one of the electromagnetic beams comprises a scanning transmission electron microscope.
8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the scanning transmission electron microscope is used to produce the image of the initial sample.
9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein: at least one first bias voltage is applied to the scanning transmission electron microscope to produce the image of the initial sample, and at least one second bias voltage is applied to the scanning transmission electron microscope to impinge the positions.
10 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the instructions to analyze the image of the initial sample include instructions to process, using an artificial intelligence technique, the image of the initial sample.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the solid mixture sample assessment module further includes instructions to classify objects in the image of the initial sample, the objects including the interfaces.
12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the objects further comprise grains of materials.
13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein: the radiation-impinged sample assessment module further includes instructions to produce an image of the impinged sample, and the instructions to analyze the positions on the impinged sample to determine the information associated with synthesizing the solid mixture include instructions to analyze the positions on the impinged sample, in the image of the impinged sample, to determine the information associated with synthesizing the solid mixture.
14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory further stores: a database management module including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to store, in a database and for a position, of the positions, first data, the first data including: the information associated with synthesizing the solid mixture, a classification of an interface of the classifications of the interfaces, the characteristic of an electromagnetic beam, of the electromagnetic beams, that impinged the position; and a product yield prediction module including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: obtain second data, the second data being associated with a production, using a synthesis technique, of the solid mixture; and determine, using the first data and the second data, a prediction of a product yield of the production, using the synthesis technique, of the solid mixture.
15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the memory further stores a synthesis controller module including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to control, using the first data and the second data, the synthesis technique to produce the solid mixture.
16 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory further stores a sample production module including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to produce the initial sample of the solid mixture.
17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the instructions to cause the system to produce the initial sample of the solid mixture include instructions to cause the system to produce, using a robotic technique, the initial sample of the solid mixture.
18 . A method, comprising: determining a set of positions on interfaces between grains in an initial sample of a solid mixture, the set having maximal diversity of classifications of the interfaces in the initial sample; impinging, with electromagnetic beams, the positions to produce an impinged sample, a characteristic of a first electromagnetic beam, which impinges a first position, being different from the characteristic of a second electromagnetic beam, which impinges a second position; and analyzing the positions on the impinged sample to determine information associated with synthesizing the solid mixture.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the set of the positions on the interfaces has maximal diversity of the characteristics of the electromagnetic beams that impinge the positions.
20 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium for determining information associated with synthesizing a solid mixture, the non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: determine a set of positions on interfaces between grains in an initial sample of the solid mixture, the set having maximal diversity of classifications of the interfaces in the initial sample; cause electromagnetic beams to impinge the positions to produce an impinged sample, a characteristic of a first electromagnetic beam, which impinges a first position, being different from the characteristic of a second electromagnetic beam, which impinges a second position; and analyze the positions on the impinged sample to determine the information associated with synthesizing the solid mixture.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The disclosed technologies are directed to determining information associated with synthesizing a solid mixture. BACKGROUND A chemical reaction can be a chemical transformation of one or more initial chemical compounds, referred to as reactants, into one or more other chemical compounds, referred to as products. Processes to execute, according to a sequence, one or more chemical reactions and, optionally, one or more physical manipulations to produce a specific end product can be referred to as synthesis. In synthesis, an initial or intermediate reactant can be referred to as a precursor. In some cases, when a specific end product is a solid, a physical manipulation performed on precursors of the specific end product can include production of a solid mixture. A solid mixture can be a material that includes two or more solids, which can be separated by one or more physical methods. Within a solid mixture, a continuous crystallite formation of one of the two or more solids can be referred to as a grain. A boundary between one grain and another grain can be referred to as an interface. Often, a specific end product can be produced by synthesizing a solid mixture. Because it can be possible that the specific end product can be produced by a variety of synthesis processes, it can be desirable to determine information associated with the variety of synthesis processes so that a specific synthesis process can be identified with respect to one or more of process efficiency, cost efficiency, time efficiency, or product yield. SUMMARY In an embodiment, a system for determining information associated with synthesizing a solid mixture can include a processor and a memory. The memory can store a solid mixture sample assessment module, an electromagnetic beam source control module, and a radiation-impinged sample assessment module. The solid mixture sample assessment module can include instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine a set of positions on interfaces between grains in an initial sample of the solid mixture. The set can have maximal diversity of classifications of the interfaces in the initial sample. The electromagnetic beam source control module can include instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause electromagnetic beams to impinge the positions to produce an impinged sample. A characteristic of a first electromagnetic beam, which impinges a first position, can be different from the characteristic of a second electromagnetic beam, which impinges a second position. The radiation-impinged sample assessment module can include instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to analyze the positions on the impinged sample to determine the information associated with synthesizing the solid mixture. In another embodiment, a method for determining information associated with synthesizing a solid mixture can include determining a set of positions on interfaces between grains in an initial sample of the solid mixture. The set can have maximal diversity of classifications of the interfaces in the initial sample. The method can include impinging, with electromagnetic beams, the positions to produce an impinged sample. A characteristic of a first electromagnetic beam, which impinges a first position, can be different from the characteristic of a second electromagnetic beam, which impinges a second position. The method can include analyzing the positions on the impinged sample to determine the information associated with synthesizing the solid mixture. In another embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable medium for determining information associated with synthesizing a solid mixture can include instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to determine a set of positions on interfaces between grains in an initial sample of the solid mixture. The set can have maximal diversity of classifications of the interfaces in the initial sample. The non-transitory computer-readable medium can include instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to cause electromagnetic beams to impinge the positions to produce an impinged sample. A characteristic of a first electromagnetic beam, which impinges a first position, can be different from the characteristic of a second electromagnetic beam, which impinges a second position. The non-transitory computer-readable medium can include instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to analyze the positions on the impinged sample to determine the information associated with synthesizing the solid mixture. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate various systems, methods, and other embodiments of the disclosure. It will be appreciated that the illustrated element b