Nanomesh phononic structures for low thermal conductivity and thermoelectric energy conversion materials

Yu, Jen-Kan; Mitrovic, Slobodan; Heath, James R.

Title: Nanomesh phononic structures for low thermal conductivity and thermoelectric energy conversion materials

Patent · Tue Aug 16 00:00:00 EDT 2016

OSTI ID:1295611

Yu, Jen-Kan; Mitrovic, Slobodan; Heath, James R.

A nanomesh phononic structure includes: a sheet including a first material, the sheet having a plurality of phononic-sized features spaced apart at a phononic pitch, the phononic pitch being smaller than or equal to twice a maximum phonon mean free path of the first material and the phononic size being smaller than or equal to the maximum phonon mean free path of the first material.

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Research Organization:: California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-04ER46175

Assignee:: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Pasadena, CA)

Patent Number(s):: 9,419,198

Application Number:: 13/278,074

OSTI ID:: 1295611

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2011 Oct 20

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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