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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2012
Applicants:
Hyun-jung Kim, Poquoson, VA (US);
Sang Hyouk Choi, Poquoson, VA (US);
Glen C. King, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Yeonjoon Park, Yorktown, VA (US);
Kunik Lee, Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hyun-Jung Kim, Poquoson, VA (US);
Sang Hyouk Choi, Poquoson, VA (US);
Glen C. King, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Yeonjoon Park, Yorktown, VA (US);
Kunik Lee, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided is a method of enhancing thermoelectric performance by surrounding crystalline semiconductors with nanoparticles by contacting a bismuth telluride material with a silver salt under a substantially inert atmosphere and a temperature approximately near the silver salt decomposition temperature; and recovering a metallic bismuth decorated material comprising silver telluride crystal grains.