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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Joseph P. Heremans, Upper Arlington, OH (US);
Christopher M. Jaworski, Columbus, OH (US);
Vladimir Jovovic, Pasadena, CA (US);
Fred Harris, Duncanville, TX (US);
Joseph P. Heremans, Upper Arlington, OH (US);
Christopher M. Jaworski, Columbus, OH (US);
Vladimir Jovovic, Pasadena, CA (US);
Fred Harris, Duncanville, TX (US);
ZT Plus, Azusa, CA (US);
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
A thermoelectric material and a method of making a thermoelectric material are provided. In certain embodiments, the thermoelectric material comprises at least 10 volume percent porosity. In some embodiments, the thermoelectric material has a zT greater than about 1.2 at a temperature of about 375 K. In some embodiments, the thermoelectric material comprises a topological thermoelectric material. In some embodiments, the thermoelectric material comprises a general composition of (BiSb)(TeSe), wherein 0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1, 1.8≦u≦2.2, 2.8≦w≦3.2. In further embodiments, the thermoelectric material includes a compound having at least one group IV element and at least one group VI element. In certain embodiments, the method includes providing a powder comprising a thermoelectric composition, pressing the powder, and sintering the powder to form the thermoelectric material.
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