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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
Zhifeng Ren, Newton, MA (US);
Shuo Chen, Newton, MA (US);
Wei-shu Liu, Brighton, MA (US);
Hengzhi Wang, West Roxbury, MA (US);
Hui Wang, Brookline, MA (US);
BO Yu, West Roxbury, MA (US);
Gang Chen, Carlisle, MA (US);
Zhifeng Ren, Newton, MA (US);
Shuo Chen, Newton, MA (US);
Wei-Shu Liu, Brighton, MA (US);
Hengzhi Wang, West Roxbury, MA (US);
Hui Wang, Brookline, MA (US);
Bo Yu, West Roxbury, MA (US);
Gang Chen, Carlisle, MA (US);
The Trustees of Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods for synthesis of thermoelectric materials are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of fabricating a thermoelectric material includes generating a plurality of nanoparticles from a starting material comprising one or more chalcogens and one or more transition metals; and consolidating the nanoparticles under elevated pressure and temperature, wherein the nanoparticles are heated and cooled at a controlled rate.