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Alkaline earth filled nickel skutterudite antimonide thermoelectrics

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1087862
A thermoelectric material including a body centered cubic filled skutterudite having the formula A.sub.xFe.sub.yNi.sub.zSb.sub.12, where A is an alkaline earth element, x is no more than approximately 1.0, and the sum of y and z is approximately equal to 4.0. The alkaline earth element includes guest atoms selected from the group consisting of Be, Mb, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra and combinations thereof. The filled skutterudite is shown to have properties suitable for a wide variety of thermoelectric applications.
Research Organization:
ORNL (Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States))
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Number(s):
8,487,178
Application Number:
13/006,499
OSTI ID:
1087862
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Nearly Ferromagnetic Metals AFe 4 Sb 12 (A = Ca, Sr, and Ba) journal May 2005
Properties of alkaline-earth-filled skutterudite antimonides: A ( Fe , Ni ) 4 Sb 12 ( A = Ca , Sr, and Ba) journal August 2010

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