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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 17, 2017
Applicant:

University of Houston System, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Zhifeng Ren, Pearland, TX (US);

Jing Shuai, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 10/852 (2023.01); C22C 12/00 (2006.01); H10N 10/853 (2023.01); C22C 28/00 (2006.01); B22F 3/15 (2006.01); B22F 1/054 (2022.01); B22F 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 10/852 (2023.02); B22F 1/054 (2022.01); B22F 3/15 (2013.01); C22C 12/00 (2013.01); C22C 28/00 (2013.01); H10N 10/853 (2023.02); B22F 2009/043 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods discussed herein relate to Zintl-type thermoelectric materials, including a p-type thermoelectric material according to the formula AMX, 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 MgSbBiTethat 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.


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