High-throughput synthesis and evaluation of thermochromic materials by a combinatorial approach

Our developed new combinatorial robot system “M-ist Combi” is able to automatically prepare and evaluate many samples. In this system, the evaluation apparatus based on four-point resistance method was developed for measurement of thermochromic properties. As an example, the evaluation time of 16 samples was within 2 h. This combination of the robot system and the evaluation system is a promising way of the high-throughput exploration of thermochromic materials.