Methods of synthesizing thermoelectric materials

Title: Methods of synthesizing thermoelectric materials

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.

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

Issue Date:: 2016-04-05

OSTI Identifier:: 1245410

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

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

Application Number:: 13/788,932

Contract Number:: SC0001299

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Mar 07

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

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

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