Thermoelectric device including an alloy of GeTe and AgSbTe as the P-type element

Skrabek, Emanuel Andrew; Trimmer, Donald Smith

Title: Thermoelectric device including an alloy of GeTe and AgSbTe as the P-type element

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Improved alloys suitable for thermoelectric applications and having the general formula: (AgSbTe.sub.2).sub.1.sub.-x + (GeTe).sub.x wherein x has a value of about 0.80 and 0.85, have been found to possess unexpectedly high thermoelectric properties such as efficiency index, as well as other improved physical properties.

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Skrabek, Emanuel Andrew ^[1]; Trimmer, Donald Smith ^[2]

Baltimore, MD
Timonium, MD

Issue Date:: 1976-01-01

OSTI Identifier:: 862482

Patent Number(s):: 3945855

Assignee:: Teledyne, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22C - ALLOYS

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L35/16 - comprising tellurium or selenium or sulfur

C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22C - ALLOYS
C22C28/00 - Alloys based on a metal not provided for in groups C22C5/00 - C22C27/00

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DOE Contract Number:: AT(29-2)-2796

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: thermoelectric; device; including; alloy; gete; agsbte; p-type; element; improved; alloys; suitable; applications; formula; -x; value; 80; 85; found; possess; unexpectedly; properties; efficiency; index; physical; physical properties; device including; thermoelectric device; thermoelectric properties; alloys suitable; improved physical; /136/252/

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  abstractNote = {Improved alloys suitable for thermoelectric applications and having the general formula: (AgSbTe.sub.2).sub.1.sub.-x + (GeTe).sub.x wherein x has a value of about 0.80 and 0.85, have been found to possess unexpectedly high thermoelectric properties such as efficiency index, as well as other improved physical properties.},

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