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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2014
Applicant:
The University of Manchester, Manchester, GB;
Inventors:
Robert Freer, Manchester, GB;
Colin Norman, Manchester, GB;
Yue Lin, Manchester, GB;
Deepanshu Srivastava, Manchester, GB;
Ian Kinloch, Manchester, GB;
Assignee:
The University of Manchester, Manchester, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/22 (2006.01); H01L 35/26 (2006.01); H01L 35/34 (2006.01); H01L 35/12 (2006.01); C04B 35/01 (2006.01); C04B 35/453 (2006.01); C04B 35/47 (2006.01); C04B 35/645 (2006.01); C25D 9/02 (2006.01); C01B 32/19 (2017.01); C01B 32/194 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/22 (2013.01); C01B 32/19 (2017.08); C01B 32/194 (2017.08); C04B 35/01 (2013.01); C04B 35/016 (2013.01); C04B 35/453 (2013.01); C04B 35/47 (2013.01); C04B 35/645 (2013.01); C25D 9/02 (2013.01); H01L 35/12 (2013.01); H01L 35/26 (2013.01); H01L 35/34 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3208 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3213 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3237 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3267 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3275 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3284 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3298 (2013.01); C04B 2235/422 (2013.01); C04B 2235/5292 (2013.01); C04B 2235/652 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6581 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6585 (2013.01); C04B 2235/663 (2013.01); C04B 2235/666 (2013.01); C04B 2235/721 (2013.01); C04B 2235/80 (2013.01); Y02P 20/129 (2015.11);
Abstract
Composite materials with thermoelectric properties and devices made from such materials are described. The thermoelectric composite material may comprise a metal oxide material and graphene or modified graphene. It has been found that the addition of graphene or modified graphene to thermoelectric metal oxide materials increases ZT. It has further been found that the ZT of the metal oxide becomes effective over a broader temperature range and at lower temperatures.