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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2022
Applicant:
University of Houston System, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Zhifeng Ren, Pearland, TX (US);
Hangtian Zhu, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 10/853 (2023.01); H10N 10/80 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 10/853 (2023.02); H10N 10/80 (2023.02);
Abstract
A method of thermoelectric power generation by converting heat to electricity via the use of a ZrCoBi-based thermoelectric material, wherein a thermoelectric conversion efficiency of the ZrCoBi-based thermoelectric material is greater than or equal to 7% at a temperature difference of up to 800 K.