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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2011
Applicants:
Jong-soo Rhyee, Suwon-si, KR;
Sang-il Kim, Seoul, KR;
Sang-mock Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/12 (2006.01); H01L 35/16 (2006.01); H01L 35/20 (2006.01); H01L 35/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thermoelectric material includes a compound represented by Formula 1:ARG  Formula 1wherein component A includes at least one element selected from a Group 1 element, a Group 2 element, and a metal of Groups 3 to 12, component R is a rare-earth element, component G includes at least one element selected from sulfur (S), selenium (Se), tellurium (Te), phosphorus (P), arsenic (As), antimony (Sb), bismuth (Bi), carbon (C), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), tin (Sn), boron (B), aluminum (Al), gallium (Ga), and indium (In), 0<a≦1, 0<b≦1, and 0≦n<1.