Methods of synthesizing thermoelectric materials

Ren, Zhifeng; Chen, Shuo; Liu, Wei-Shu; Wang, Hengzhi; Wang, Hui; Yu, Bo; Chen, Gang

Title: Methods of synthesizing thermoelectric materials

Patent · Tue Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2016

OSTI ID:1245410

Ren, Zhifeng; Chen, Shuo; Liu, Wei-Shu; Wang, Hengzhi; Wang, Hui; Yu, Bo; Chen, Gang

Methods for synthesis of thermoelectric materials are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of fabricating a thermoelectric material includes generating a plurality of nanoparticles from a starting material comprising one or more chalcogens and one or more transition metals; and consolidating the nanoparticles under elevated pressure and temperature, wherein the nanoparticles are heated and cooled at a controlled rate.

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Research Organization:: The Trustees of Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (United States) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001299

Assignee:: The Trustees of Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)

Patent Number(s):: 9,306,145

Application Number:: 13/788,932

OSTI ID:: 1245410

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Mar 07

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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