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SiGe matrix nanocomposite materials with an improved thermoelectric figure of merit

US8961810B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Natalio Mingo Bisquert · Saint-Égrève, FR
Nobuhiko Kobayashi · Tokyo, JP
Marc Plissonnier · Eybens, FR
Ali Shakouri · West Lafayette, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 11, 2008
Grant date	Feb 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 4, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/12674
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Nanocomposite materials comprising a SiGe matrix with silicide and/or germanide nanoinclusions dispersed therein, said nanocomposite materials having improved thermoelectric energy conversion capacity.

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