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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:
Jun. 01, 2010

Filed:

Sep. 07, 2006
Applicants:

G. Jeffrey Snyder, Altadena, CA (US);

Franck Gascoin, Buron Saint-Contest, FR;

Shawna Brown, Sacramento, CA (US);

Susan Kauzlarich, Davis, CA (US);

Inventors:

G. Jeffrey Snyder, Altadena, CA (US);

Franck Gascoin, Buron Saint-Contest, FR;

Shawna Brown, Sacramento, CA (US);

Susan Kauzlarich, Davis, CA (US);

Assignees:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/20 (2006.01); H01L 35/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention disclosed herein relates to thermoelectrically-active p-type Zintl phase materials as well as devices utilizing such compounds. Such thermoelectric materials and devices may be used to convert thermal energy into electrical energy, or use electrical energy to produce heat or refrigeration. Embodiments of the invention relate to p-type thermoelectric materials related to the compound YbMnSb.


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