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7465871 |
The present invention is generally directed to nanocomposite thermoelectric materials that exhibit enhanced thermoelectric properties. The nanocomposite materials include two or more components, with at least one of the components formin...
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7365265 |
A thermoelectric material having enhanced Seebeck coefficient is characterized by a microstructure comprising nanoscale Pb inclusions dispersed in matrix substantially composed of PbTe. The excess Pb is obtained either by adding Pb in an...
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7342170 |
A super-lattice thermoelectric device. The device is comprised of p-legs and n-legs, each leg being comprised of a large number of very thin alternating layers of two materials with differing electron band gaps. The n-legs in the device ...
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7342169 |
A thermoelectric structure and device including at least first and second material systems having different lattice constants and interposed in contact with each other, and a physical interface at which the at least first and second mate...
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7326851 |
A thermoelectrically active p- or n-conductive semiconductor material is constituted by a ternary compound of the general formula (I)
(Pb 1-x Ge x )Te (I)
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7312392 |
The present invention provides a thermoelectric conversion device having high thermoelectric conversion performance. In this device, electrodes are arranged so that electric current flows in an interlayer direction of a layered substance...
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7247603 |
A Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) is disclosed comprising a pair of resistively shunted Josephson junctions connected in parallel within a superconducting loop and biased by an external direct current (dc) source. The...
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RE39640 |
A family of isostructural compounds have been prepared having the general formula A n Pb m Bi n O 2n+m . These compounds possess a NaCl lattice type structure as well as low thermal conductivity and controlled electrical conductivity. Fu...
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7179986 |
A thermoelectric (TE) device includes a first leg of TE material (a pseudobinary or pseudoternary alloy) and a second leg comprising a metal wire. The second leg is in thermal and electrical communication with the first leg. The TE devic...
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7166796 |
In devices used for the direct conversion of heat into electricity, or vice versa, known in the art as thermoelectric power generators, thermoelectric refrigerators and thermoelectric heat pumps, the efficiency of energy conversion and/o...
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7109408 |
A solid-state energy converter with a semiconductor or semiconductor-metal implementation is provided for conversion of thermal energy to electric energy, or electric energy to refrigeration. In n-type heat-to-electricity embodiments, a ...
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7002071 |
A thermoelectric conversion material is formed of a polycrystal structure of crystal grains composed of a silicon-rich phase, and an added element-rich phase in which at least one type of added element is deposited at the grain boundary ...
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6991370 |
The temperature measuring apparatus according to the present invention is of the high melting point metal carbide—carbon system material thermocouple type. According to this temperature measuring apparatus, it is possible to measure te...
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6946596 |
Tunneling-effect converters of thermal energy to electricity with an emitter and a collector separated from each other by a distance that is comparable to atomic dimensions and where tunneling effect plays an important role in the charge...
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6833083 |
Compounds are expressed by general formula of A x BC 2−y where 0≦x≦2 and 0≦y<1, and have CdI2 analogous layer structures; A-site is occupied by at least one element selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Mg,...
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6774298 |
A thermoelectric module which includes case 1 , heat-radiation side insulating substrate 4 a , heat-absorption side insulating substrate 4 b , first soldering layer 5 a formed of a first soldering agent to connect the heat-radiation...
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6770508 |
An ohmic electrode for an SiC semiconductor includes a p-type Si layer formed on the surface of a p-type SiC semiconductor, and a metal silicide layer formed on the surface of the Si layer, the metal silicide layer being formed from a me...
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6759587 |
The present invention provides the novel thermoelectric materials having, in combination, processability and excellent thermoelectric characteristics, the thermoelectric materials being able to provide n-type thermoelectric characteristi...
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6677515 |
A thermoelectric material is disclosed that is manufactured from a method including the steps of: providing a Group IV element boride, and doping the Group IV element boride with a doping element chosen from one of the column III, IV, V ...
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6673996 |
A high-efficiency thermoelectric unicouple is used for power generation. The unicouple is formed with a plurality of legs, each leg formed of a plurality of segments. The legs are formed in a way that equalizes certain aspects of the dif...
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6653548 |
A cuboid p-type and an n-type thermoelectric conversion material having a composite of an alloy powder for a rare earth magnet and a bismuth-based thermoelectric conversion material that has been rendered a p-type semiconductor or an n-t...
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6620994 |
A thermoelectric module including a couple formed between two bismuth telluride thermoelectrodes. The first thermoelectrode is doped with palladium, selenium, or a combination of the two. The second thermoelectrode is doped with antimony...
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6552255 |
The thermoelectric properties (resistivity, thermopower and thermal conductivity) of single crystals of the low-dimensional pentatelluride materials are disclosed. The pentatellurides are well suited for use in thermoelectric devices. In...
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6525260 |
A silicon-based polycrystal powder, which contains no more than 30 at % Ge, C, Sn, or another such element that does not generate carriers as well as an added element that does generate carriers, and which has a crystal structure includi...
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6498288 |
Provided is an SiGe crystal having an improved performance index and excellent machinability as a material constituting a thermoelectric element, neither degradation in characteristics nor cracking occurring during use. Crystal grains fo...
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6444896 |
Quantum-dot superlattice (QLSL) structures having improved thermoelectric properties are described. In one embodiment, PbSe x Te 1−x /PbTe QDSLs are provided having enhanced values of Seebeck coefficient and thermoelectric figure of me...
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6399871 |
Ternary tellurium compounds and ternary selenium compounds may be used in fabricating thermoelectric devices with a thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) of 1.5 or greater. Examples of such compounds include Tl 2 SnTe 5 , Tl 2 GeTe 5 , K 2...
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6342668 |
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 a...
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6340787 |
An energy converting circuit, boosting the voltage supplied by a low direct voltage source, comprising a self-oscillating circuit, operating at very low voltage, using a voltage boosting transformer generating control signals of two chop...
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6312617 |
A family of isostructural compounds have been prepared having the general formula A n Pb m Bi n Q 2n +m. These compounds possess a NaCl lattice type structure as well as low thermal conductivity and controlled electrical conductivity....
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6235981 |
A p-type thermoelectric converting substance used as a p-type semiconductor in a thermoelectric converting module consisting essentially of a substance expressed by a chemical formula CoSb x Sn y or CoSb x Ge y (2.7<x<3.4, 0<...
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6225550 |
An improved material for a thermoelectric device and thermoelectric systems incorporating the same.
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6207888 |
The present invention allows optimum filling of void spaces typically found in skutterudite type crystal lattice structures associated with various semiconductor materials. Selective filling of such void spaces in the associated lattice ...
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6207887 |
A miniature thermoelectric module for generating electric power from low power heat sources in the range of a fraction of a Watt to a few Watts. The module comprises an array of thermoelectric elements, each element having a cross sectio...
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6204443 |
A solar cell module comprising a photovoltaic element, and at least a surface side filler and a surface protective member which are disposed in this order on a light incident face of said photovoltaic element, wherein said surface side f...
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6188011 |
The present invention allows optimum filling of cavities or cages typically found in crystal lattice type structures associated with an inclusion complex such as formed by clathrate compounds. Filling such cavities or cages in the associ...
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6169245 |
Ternary tellurium compounds and ternary selenium compounds may be used in fabricating thermoelectric devices with a thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) of 1.5 or greater. Examples of such compounds include Tl 2 SnTe 5 , Tl 2 GeTe 5 , K...
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6107645 |
A cold end and a hot end are demarcated in a first thermoelectric semiconductor member. A first member made from metal or a semiconductor is connected to the cold end of the first thermoelectric semiconductor member. The first member is ...
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6096965 |
Thermoelectric elements for use in a thermoelectric device. The thermoelectric elements have a very large number of alternating layers of semiconductor material deposited on a very thin organic substrate. The layers of semiconductor mate...
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6096964 |
Thermoelectric elements for use in a thermoelectric device. The thermoelectric elements have a very large number of alternating layers of semiconductor material deposited on a very thin flexible substrate. The layers of semiconductor mat...
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6075199 |
A method and apparatus for generating electrical power using animal body heat as the sole energy source. The apparatus includes a plurality of thermocouples connected in series and thermal insulating material for retaining heat in the ho...
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6069312 |
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 a...
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6060657 |
A superlattice structure having a relatively high thermoelectric figure of merit and suitable for usage in power generation systems, and in heating and/or cooling applications is described. The superlattice structure includes a first plu...
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5922988 |
A thermoelectric material which exhibits an excellent thermoelectric performance even when it is used at elevated temperatures is shown and described. A thermoelectric material is provided having conductive layers made of a first semicon...
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5900071 |
A superlattice structure comprising alternating layers of material such as (PbEuTeSe) m and (BiSbn) n where m and n are the number of PbEuTeSe and BiSb monolayers per superlattice period. For one superlattice structure the respective q...
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5886390 |
A thermoelectric material which exhibits a high thermoelectric performance even at high temperatures is shown and described. A thermoelectric material is provided with a plurality of conductive layers made of a first semiconductor only a...
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5886292 |
A thermoelectric material having excellent thermoelectric performance is shown and described. A thermoelectric material is formed having a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of barrier layers that are alternatingly formed one...
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5864087 |
A thermoelectric device is provided which is good in terms of responsibility to heat, by which a relatively large electric power can be produced, which is good in terms of durability, and which can be manufactured at reduced cost. The th...
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5783805 |
Electrothermal conversion elements, apparatus and methods for use in comparing, calibrating and measuring electrical signals utilizing a thin film heater on a thin, low mass, low thermal conductivity substrate and low mass thermoresistiv...
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5747728 |
New skutterudite phases including Ru 0 .5 Pd 0 .5 Sb 3 , RuSb 2 Te, and FeSb 2 Te, have been prepared having desirable thermoelectric properties. In addition, a novel thermoelectric device has been prepared using skutterudite phase Fe ...
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