Bulk dimensional nanocomposites for thermoelectric applications

Nolas, George S

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Title: Bulk dimensional nanocomposites for thermoelectric applications

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Thermoelectric elements may be used for heat sensors, heat pumps, and thermoelectric generators. A quantum-dot or nano-scale grain size polycrystalline material the effects of size-quantization are present inside the nanocrystals. A thermoelectric element composed of densified Groups IV-VI material, such as calcogenide-based materials are doped with metal or chalcogenide to form interference barriers form along grains. The dopant used is either silver or sodium. These chalcogenide materials form nanoparticles of highly crystal grains, and may specifically be between 1- and 100 nm. The compound is densified by spark plasma sintering.

Inventors:: Nolas, George S

Issue Date:: Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 EDT 2014

Research Org.:: Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1135906

Patent Number(s):: 8759662

Application Number:: 12/417,326

Assignee:: University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)

DOE Contract Number:: PS26-04NT42113

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2009 Apr 02

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

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In one aspect, a method of making non-covalently bonded carbon-titania nanocomposite thin films includes: forming a carbon-based ink; forming a titania (TiO.sub.2) solution; blade-coating a mechanical mixture of the carbon-based ink and the titania solution onto a substrate; and annealing the blade-coated substrate at a first temperature for a first period of time to obtain the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films. In certain embodiments, the carbon-based titania nanocomposite thin films may include solvent-exfoliated graphene titania (SEG-TiO.sub.2) nanocomposite thin films, or single walled carbon nanotube titania (SWCNT-TiO.sub.2) nanocomposite thin films.
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Sulfur-carbon nanocomposites and their application as cathode materials in lithium-sulfur batteries

Patent Liang, Chengdu; Dudney, Nancy J.; Howe, Jane Y.

The invention is directed in a first aspect to a sulfur-carbon composite material comprising: (i) a bimodal porous carbon component containing therein a first mode of pores which are mesopores, and a second mode of pores which are micropores; and (ii) elemental sulfur contained in at least a portion of said micropores. The invention is also directed to the aforesaid sulfur-carbon composite as a layer on a current collector material; a lithium ion battery containing the sulfur-carbon composite in a cathode therein; as well as a method for preparing the sulfur-composite material.
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journal, September 2002

Nanoparticle layers of CdSe buried in oxide and chalcogenide thin film matrices
journal, February 2002

Recent developments in thermoelectric materials
journal, February 2003

Electrical breakdown at semiconductor grain boundaries
journal, December 1986

The contribution of grain boundary scattering versus surface scattering to the resistivity of thin polycrystalline films
journal, July 2006

Grain boundary recombination: Theory and experiment in silicon
journal, June 1981

Experimental proof-of-principle investigation of enhanced Z3DT in (001) oriented Si/Ge superlattices
journal, September 2000

High-Thermoelectric Performance of Nanostructured Bismuth Antimony Telluride Bulk Alloys
journal, May 2008

Nanostructured thermoelectric materials
journal, May 2005

Electronic and thermoelectric transport in semiconductor and metallic superlattices
journal, February 2004

Multilayer Thermionic Refrigeration
journal, May 1998

Quantum Dot Superlattice Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
journal, September 2002

Thermoelectric properties of silicon-germanium type I clathrates
journal, November 2007

Lead telluride as a thermoelectric material for thermoelectric power generation
journal, September 2002

Electrical Conductivity in the Compounds PbS, PbSe, PbTe
journal, May 1952

A semiclassical approach to Coulomb scattering of conduction electrons on ionized impurities in nondegenerate semiconductors
journal, June 2003

The electrical properties of polycrystalline silicon films
journal, December 1975

Influence of the growth conditions and postdeposition treatments upon the grain boundary barrier height of CdTe thin films deposited by close space vapor transport
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XPS and ab initio study of the interaction of PbTe with molecular oxygen
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Contribution of light holes to thermionic field emission in Si and Ge
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Drift mobility of light-mass holes in PbTe heavily doped with Na
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Thermopower enhancement in lead telluride nanostructures
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Nanostructuring and improved performance of ternary Bi–Sb–Te thermoelectric materials
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PbSe/PbS and PbSe/PbSe_xS_1-x Core/Shell Nanocrystals
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Epitaxial Growth of Highly Luminescent CdSe/CdS Core/Shell Nanocrystals with Photostability and Electronic Accessibility
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Sintering, consolidation, reaction and crystal growth by the spark plasma system (SPS)
journal, August 2000

The effect of electric field and pressure on the synthesis and consolidation of materials: A review of the spark plasma sintering method
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journal, January 2001

Formation of tough interlocking microstructures in silicon nitride ceramics by dynamic ripening
journal, May 2002

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conference, January 2001

Nanostructures and enhanced thermoelectric properties in Ce-filled skutterudite bulk materials
journal, July 2006

New Directions for Low-Dimensional Thermoelectric Materials
journal, April 2007

Thermopower enhancement in PbTe with Pb precipitates
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Superlattice applications to thermoelectricity
journal, November 1995

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journal, May 2002

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journal, May 1993

Grain structure effects on the lattice thermal conductivity of Ti-based half-Heusler alloys
journal, July 2002

The Figure of Merit in Amorphous Thermoelectrics
journal, November 2002

Boundary Scattering and the Thermoelectric Figure of Merit
journal, October 2001

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journal, April 2005

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Improved thermoelectric figure of merit in n-type CoSb3 based nanocomposites
journal, October 2007

Synthesis and thermoelectric properties of Bi₂Te₃ based nanocomposites
journal, July 2005

Synthesis and Characterization of Monodisperse Nanocrystals and Close-Packed Nanocrystal Assemblies
journal, August 2000

Synthesis of nanocrystalline lead chalcogenides PbE (E = S, Se, or Te) from alkaline aqueous solutions
journal, September 2000

Interpretation of the Hall coefficient, electrical resistivity and Seebeck coefficient of p-type lead telluride
journal, May 1967

Thin-film thermoelectric devices with high room-temperature figures of merit
journal, October 2001

Large thermoelectric figure of merit at high temperature in Czochralski-grown clathrate Ba8Ga16Ge30
journal, January 2006

Filled Skutterudite Antimonides: A New Class of Thermoelectric Materials
journal, May 1996

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conference, January 2002

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journal, February 2006

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journal, November 2009

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