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Synthesis of N-type thermoelectric materials, including Mg--Sn--Ge materials, and methods for fabrication thereof

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OSTI ID:1805545

Discussed herein are systems and methods for fabrication of MgSnGe-based thermoelectric materials for applications from room temperature and near room temperature to high temperature applications. The TE materials may be fabricated by hand or ball milling a powder to a predetermined particle size and hot-pressing the milled powder to form a thermoelectric component with desired properties including a figure of merit (ZT) over a temperature range. The TE materials fabricated may be disposed in thermoelectric devices for varying applications.

Research Organization:
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Solid State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center; Univ. of Houston, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
EE0005806; SC0001299
Assignee:
University of Houston System (Houston, TX)
Patent Number(s):
10,930,834
Application Number:
15/547,374
OSTI ID:
1805545
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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