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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2009
Rhonda R. Willigan, Manchester, CT (US);
Susanne M. Opalka, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Joseph V. Mantese, Ellington, CT (US);
Slade R. Culp, Coventry, CT (US);
Jefferi J. Covington, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Rhonda R. Willigan, Manchester, CT (US);
Susanne M. Opalka, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Joseph V. Mantese, Ellington, CT (US);
Slade R. Culp, Coventry, CT (US);
Jefferi J. Covington, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Carrier Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
The invention is a bulk-processed thermoelectric material and a method for fabrication. The material measures at least 30 microns in each dimension and has a figure of merit (ZT) greater than 1.0 at any temperature less than 200° C. The material comprises at least two constituents; a host phase and a dispersed second phase. The host phase is a semiconductor or semimetal and the dispersed phase of the bulk-processed material is comprised of a plurality of inclusions. The material has a substantially coherent interface between the host phase and the dispersed phase in at least one crystallographic direction.