Zintl compounds with high thermoelectric performance and methods of manufacture thereof

Ren, Zhifeng; Shuai, Jing

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Title: Zintl compounds with high thermoelectric performance and methods of manufacture thereof

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Systems and methods discussed herein relate to Zintl-type thermoelectric materials, including a p-type thermoelectric material according to the formula AM_yX_y, and includes at least one of calcium (Ca), europium (Eu), ytterbium (Yb), and strontium (Sr), and has a ZT of the above about 0.60 above 675K. The n-type thermoelectric component includes magnesium (Mg), tellurium (Te), antimony (Sb), and bismuth (Bi) according to the formula Mg_3.2Sb_1.3Bi_0.5-xTe_x that has an average ZT above 0.8 from 400K to 800K. The p-type and n-type materials discussed herein may be used alone, in combination with other materials, or in combination with each other in various configurations.

Inventors:: Ren, Zhifeng; Shuai, Jing

Issue Date:: Tue Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2023

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

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1998293

Patent Number(s):: 11627691

Application Number:: 15/999,846

Assignee:: University of Houston System (Houston, TX)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001299; SC0010831

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 02/17/2017

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION

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Enhancement of thermoelectric performance of phase pure Zintl compounds Ca1−Yb Zn2Sb2, Ca1−Eu Zn2Sb2, and Eu1−Yb Zn2Sb2 by mechanical alloying and hot pressing
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Electronic structure and transport in thermoelectric compounds AZn2Sb2 (A = Sr, Ca, Yb, Eu)
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Thermoelectric properties of Bi-based Zintl compounds Ca _1−x Yb _x Mg ₂ Bi ₂
journal, January 2016

Zintl Phases as Thermoelectric Materials: Tuned Transport Properties of the Compounds CaxYb1-xZn2Sb2
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Improved thermoelectric performance in the Zintl phase compounds YbZn2−xMnxSb2 via isoelectronic substitution in the anionic framework
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