Rare earth-doped materials with enhanced thermoelectric figure of merit
Abstract
A thermoelectric material and a thermoelectric converter using this material. The thermoelectric material has a first component including a semiconductor material and a second component including a rare earth material included in the first component to thereby increase a figure of merit of a composite of the semiconductor material and the rare earth material relative to a figure of merit of the semiconductor material. The thermoelectric converter has a p-type thermoelectric material and a n-type thermoelectric material. At least one of the p-type thermoelectric material and the n-type thermoelectric material includes a rare earth material in at least one of the p-type thermoelectric material or the n-type thermoelectric material.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1320791
- Patent Number(s):
- 9437796
- Application Number:
- 13/725,156
- Assignee:
- RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE (Research Triangle Park, NC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22C - ALLOYS
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01F - MAGNETS
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2012 Dec 21
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Venkatasubramanian, Rama, Cook, Bruce Allen, Levin, Evgenii M., and Harringa, Joel Lee. Rare earth-doped materials with enhanced thermoelectric figure of merit. United States: N. p., 2016.
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