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Title: Synthesis of N-type thermoelectric materials, including Mg--Sn--Ge materials, and methods for fabrication thereof

Abstract

Discussed herein are systems and methods for fabrication of MgSnGe-based thermoelectric materials for applications from room temperature and near room temperature to high temperature applications. The TE materials may be fabricated by hand or ball milling a powder to a predetermined particle size and hot-pressing the milled powder to form a thermoelectric component with desired properties including a figure of merit (ZT) over a temperature range. The TE materials fabricated may be disposed in thermoelectric devices for varying applications.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Solid State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center; Univ. of Houston, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1805545
Patent Number(s):
10930834
Application Number:
15/547,374
Assignee:
University of Houston System (Houston, TX)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B22 - CASTING B22F - WORKING METALLIC POWDER
C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22C - ALLOYS
DOE Contract Number:  
EE0005806; SC0001299
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 12/10/2015
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Ren, Zhifeng, and Liu, Weishu. Synthesis of N-type thermoelectric materials, including Mg--Sn--Ge materials, and methods for fabrication thereof. United States: N. p., 2021. Web.
Ren, Zhifeng, & Liu, Weishu. Synthesis of N-type thermoelectric materials, including Mg--Sn--Ge materials, and methods for fabrication thereof. United States.
Ren, Zhifeng, and Liu, Weishu. Tue . "Synthesis of N-type thermoelectric materials, including Mg--Sn--Ge materials, and methods for fabrication thereof". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1805545.
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