Tin oxide-based thermoelectric device

US11309475B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• King Abdulaziz University · SA

Inventors

• Numan Salah · Jeddah, SA
• Ahmed Alshahrie · Jeddah, SA
• Neazar Baghdadi · Jeddah, SA
• Waleed M. Al-Shawafil · Jeddah, SA
• Adnan Memic · Chesterfield Township, US
• Kunihito Koumoto · Miyoshi, JP

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 25, 2021
• Grant date: Apr 19, 2022
• Expiry date: Oct 25, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10N10/17

Abstract

A thermoelectric module comprising nanostructured SnO and SnO2, and electrodes arranged between two electrical insulating substrates is described. The nanostructured SnO may be in the form of nanosheets and acting as p-type pillars of the module. The nanostructured SnO2 may be in the form of nanospheres and acting as n-type pillars of the module. This thermoelectric module is evaluated on the voltage, current, and power of the electricity generated once subjected to a temperature gradient.