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(88) Date of publication A3: 22.11.2001 (43) Date of publication: 22.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/25 (21) Application number: 00991376.5 (22) Date of filing: 18.09.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B32B 27/32, H01L 35/24, C07D 207/30 (86) International application number: PCT/US2000/025518 (87) International publication number: WO 2001/027972 (19.04.2001 Gazette 2001/16)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI (30) Priority: 20.09.1999 US 154716 P 30.09.1999 US 157149 P 20.03.2000 US 527885 18.04.2000 US 551716 (71) Applicant: Yale University New Haven, CT 06520 (US)	(72) Inventors: REED, Mark, A. Monroe, CT 06468 (US) TOUR, James, M. Bellaire, TX 77401 (US) CHEN, Jia Beacon, NY 12508 (US) RAWLETT, Adam, M. Chandler, AZ 85248 (US) PRICE, David, W. Cypress, TX 77433 (US) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE) (56) References cited: :