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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2020
Applicant:
University of Houston System, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Zhifeng Ren, Pearland, TX (US);
Jun Mao, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 10/853 (2023.01); C01G 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01G 29/00 (2013.01); H10N 10/853 (2023.02); C01P 2006/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
New thermoelectric materials, such as MgBi-based Zintl phase compounds are described, where the semi-metallic MgBishow an unexpectedly large Seebeck coefficient at 350 K and enhanced thermoelectric performances.