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n-Type thermoelectric materials

US5665176A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 1994
Grant dateSep 9, 1997
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S257/93

Abstract

An n-type thermoelectric material composed mainly of an iron-silicite compound represented by a chemical formula of FeSi.sub.2+z in which -0.1<z<0.1. The thermoelectric material further comprising Co as an n-type dopant and Ge as an additive. The iron-silicon compound is composed substantially of a low temperature phase (.beta.-phase).

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