Systems and methods of fabrication and use of NbFeSb P-type half-heusler thermoelectric materials

Title: Systems and methods of fabrication and use of NbFeSb P-type half-heusler thermoelectric materials

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Discussed herein are half-Heusler thermoelectric materials including niobium, iron, antimony, and titanium that are formed by ball-milling and hot-pressing the ball-milled power to obtain various thermoelectric properties and an average grain size above 1 μm.

Inventors:: Ren, Zhifeng; He, Ran

Issue Date:: 2019-03-26

Research Org.:: Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1568126

Patent Number(s):: 10,243,127

Application Number:: 15/689,344

Assignee:: University of Houston (Houston, TX)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001299; SC0010831

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 08/29/2017

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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