Self-composite comprised of nanocrystalline diamond and a non-diamond component useful for thermoelectric applications
Abstract
One provides nanocrystalline diamond material that comprises a plurality of substantially ordered diamond crystallites that are sized no larger than about 10 nanometers. One then disposes a non-diamond component within the nanocrystalline diamond material. By one approach this non-diamond component comprises an electrical conductor that is formed at the grain boundaries that separate the diamond crystallites from one another. The resultant nanowire is then able to exhibit a desired increase with respect to its ability to conduct electricity while also preserving the thermal conductivity behavior of the nanocrystalline diamond material.
- Inventors:
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- Downers Grove, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Dimerond Technologies, LLC (Downers Grove, IL)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1013867
- Patent Number(s):
- 7572332
- Application Number:
- 11/380,283
- Assignee:
- Dimerond Technologies, LLC (Downers Grove, IL)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Gruen, Dieter M. Self-composite comprised of nanocrystalline diamond and a non-diamond component useful for thermoelectric applications. United States: N. p., 2009.
Web.
Gruen, Dieter M. Self-composite comprised of nanocrystalline diamond and a non-diamond component useful for thermoelectric applications. United States.
Gruen, Dieter M. Tue .
"Self-composite comprised of nanocrystalline diamond and a non-diamond component useful for thermoelectric applications". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1013867.
@article{osti_1013867,
title = {Self-composite comprised of nanocrystalline diamond and a non-diamond component useful for thermoelectric applications},
author = {Gruen, Dieter M},
abstractNote = {One provides nanocrystalline diamond material that comprises a plurality of substantially ordered diamond crystallites that are sized no larger than about 10 nanometers. One then disposes a non-diamond component within the nanocrystalline diamond material. By one approach this non-diamond component comprises an electrical conductor that is formed at the grain boundaries that separate the diamond crystallites from one another. The resultant nanowire is then able to exhibit a desired increase with respect to its ability to conduct electricity while also preserving the thermal conductivity behavior of the nanocrystalline diamond material.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2009},
month = {8}
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