Complex oxides useful for thermoelectric energy conversion

US8222510B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

• Arunava Majumdar · Menlo Park, US
• Ramamoorthy Ramesh · Moraga, US
• Choongho Yu · College Station, US
• Matthew L. Scullin · San Francisco, US
• Mark Huijben · Enschede, NL

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 11, 2009
• Grant date: Jul 17, 2012
• Expiry date: Aug 11, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10N10/855

Abstract

The invention provides for a thermoelectric system comprising a substrate comprising a first complex oxide, wherein the substrate is optionally embedded with a second complex oxide. The thermoelectric system can be used for thermoelectric power generation or thermoelectric cooling.