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Title: Thermoelectric materials based on tetrahedrite structure for thermoelectric devices

Abstract

Thermoelectric materials based on tetrahedrite structures for thermoelectric devices and methods for producing thermoelectric materials and devices are disclosed. The thermoelectric device has a pair of conductors and a p-type thermoelectric material disposed between the conductors. The thermoelectric material is at least partially formed of a hot pressed high energy milled tetrahedrite formed of tetrahedrite ore and pure elements to form a tetrahedrite powder of Cu12-xMxSb4S13 disposed between the conductors, where M is at least one of Zn and Fe.

Inventors:
;
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1650777
Patent Number(s):
10622534
Application Number:
14/901,206
Assignee:
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01P - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
DOE Contract Number:  
SC0001054
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 07/03/2014
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Morelli, Donald T., and Lu, Xu. Thermoelectric materials based on tetrahedrite structure for thermoelectric devices. United States: N. p., 2020. Web.
Morelli, Donald T., & Lu, Xu. Thermoelectric materials based on tetrahedrite structure for thermoelectric devices. United States.
Morelli, Donald T., and Lu, Xu. Tue . "Thermoelectric materials based on tetrahedrite structure for thermoelectric devices". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1650777.
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abstractNote = {Thermoelectric materials based on tetrahedrite structures for thermoelectric devices and methods for producing thermoelectric materials and devices are disclosed. The thermoelectric device has a pair of conductors and a p-type thermoelectric material disposed between the conductors. The thermoelectric material is at least partially formed of a hot pressed high energy milled tetrahedrite formed of tetrahedrite ore and pure elements to form a tetrahedrite powder of Cu12-xMxSb4S13 disposed between the conductors, where M is at least one of Zn and Fe.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
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