Thermoelectric materials with filled skutterudite structure for thermoelectric devices
US6069312A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10N10/8556
Abstract
A class of thermoelectric compounds based on the skutterudite structure with heavy filling atoms in the empty octants and substituting transition metals and main-group atoms. High Seebeck coefficients and low thermal conductivities are achieved in combination with large electrical conductivities in these filled skutterudites for large ZT values. Substituting and filling methods are disclosed to synthesize skutterudite compositions with desired thermoelectric properties. A melting and/or sintering process in combination with powder metallurgy techniques is used to fabricate these new materials.
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