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7465871	Nanocomposites with high thermoelectric figures of merit 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...
7462217	Method of preparation for the high performance thermoelectric material indium-cobalt-antimony The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of thermoelectric compositions of the formula In x CO 4 Sb 12 (0<x<1), with a figure of merit greater than 1.0 and a composition made by that process.
7435896	Thermoelectric conversion material, thermoelectric conversion element using the material, cooling device and electric apparatus using the element, and electric power generation method and cooling method using the element With conventional thermoelectric conversion materials, their thermoelectric conversion performance has been insufficient, and a problem has been to achieve stable performance in an oxidizing atmosphere and an air atmosphere. In view of t...
7321157	CoSb3-based thermoelectric device fabrication method A method of fabricating a CoSb 3 -based thermoelectric device is disclosed. The method includes providing a high-temperature electrode, providing a buffer layer on the high-temperature electrode, forming composite n-type and p-type layer...
7312392	Thermoelectric conversion device, and cooling method and power generating method using the device 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...
7262360	Underwater power generation using underwater thermocline Underwater power generation for an underwater vessel is provided when the vessel transits through an underwater thermocline. At least a portion of the shell of the vessel is made from a thermally conductive material. Thermo-to-electric e...
RE39640	Conductive isostructural compounds 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...
7166796	Method for producing a device for direct thermoelectric energy conversion 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...
7109408	Solid state energy converter 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 ...
7098393	Thermoelectric device with multiple, nanometer scale, elements A thermoelectric device formed of nanowires on the nm scale. The nanowires are preferably of a size that causes quantum confinement effects within the wires. The wires are connected together into a bundle to increase the power density.
7067733	Thermoelectric material having crystal grains well oriented in certain direction and process for producing the same Thermoelectric material is produced through a process sequence including a liquid quenching, a primary solidification such as a hot pressing or extrusion and an upset forging; although the C-planes of the crystal grains are directed in p...
7002071	Thermoelectric conversion material and method of producing the same 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 ...
6991370	Temperature measuring apparatus of high melting point metal carbide-carbon system material thermocouple type, and method for producing the apparatus 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...
6958443	Low power thermoelectric generator Disclosed is a foil segment for a thermoelectric generator comprising a top plate disposed in spaced relation above a bottom plate. An array of the foil segments is perpendicularly disposed in side-by-side arrangement between and in ther...
6833083	Thermoelectric material and thermoelectric converting element using the same 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,...
6774298	Thermoelectric module and method of producing the same 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...
6759587	Thermoelectric materials, thermoelectric device, and method for producing thermoelectric materials 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...
6759586	Thermoelectric module and heat exchanger Disclosed is a thermoelectric module, comprising a plurality of p-type thermoelectric elements each comprising a p-type semiconductor having a skutterdite crystal structure, a plurality of n-type thermoelectric elements each comprising a...
6756536	Thermoelectric microactuator A thermoelectric microactuator on a substrate includes a first temperature control element having a first surface bonded to the substrate and having a second surface. A first electrically nonconductive layer has a first surface bonded to...
6743973	Thermoelectric material improved in figure of merit, process for producing thereof and peltier module using the same Thermoelectric material of (Bi, Sb)(Te, Se) system is produced through a liquid quenching method and an extrusion from a die unit having an inlet portion and an outlet portion crossing each other at 30-150 degrees so that the crystal gra...
6696635	Thermoelectrically cooling electronic devices A thermoelectric cooler utilizing superlattice and quantum-well materials may be deposited directly onto a die using thin-film deposition techniques. The materials may have a figure-of-merit of greater than one.
6670539	Enhanced thermoelectric power in bismuth nanocomposites A thermoelectric material that exhibits enhanced thermoelectric power, and thus an improvement in the thermoelectric figure of merit. Bismuth, as elemental bismuth, a bismuth alloy, a bismuth intermetallic compound, a mixture of these, o...
6670538	Thermal radiation sensor A radiation sensor which includes a thermopile for detecting radiant energy. The thermopile and a support rim for the thermopile are fabricated as an integrated unit to form a support chip. The support chip is mated to a mating chip so t...
6653548	Thermoelectric conversion material, method for manufacturing same, and thermoelectric conversion element 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...
6620994	Thermoelectric generators 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...
6596226	Process for producing thermoelectric material and thermoelectric material thereof A process for producing a thermoelectric material based on two or more elements selected in the group constituted by Bi, Sb, Te and Se, which process comprises: i. an alloying step wherein determined amounts of the elements Bi, Sb, Te o...
6563039	Thermoelectric unicouple used for power generation 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 equalized certain aspects of the dif...
6552255	Thermoelectric composition 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...
6525260	Thermoelectric conversion material, and method for manufacturing same 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...
6444896	Quantum dot thermoelectric materials and devices 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...
6403875	Process for producing thermoelectric material A process for producing a thermoelectric material comprising mixing at least two of bismuth, tellurium, selenium, and antimony and, if desired, a dopant, melting the mixture, grinding the resulting alloy ingot, forming the powder, and si...
6399871	Thermoelectric materials: ternary penta telluride and selenide compounds 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...
6384312	Thermoelectric coolers with enhanced structured interfaces A thermoelectric device with enhanced structured interfaces for improved cooling efficiency is provided. In one embodiment, the thermoelectric device includes a first thermoelement comprising a supetlattice of p-type thermoelectric mater...
6342668	Thermoelectric materials with filled skutterudite structure for thermoelectric devices 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...
6340787	Power converter for supplying electricity from a difference in temperature 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...
6312617	Conductive isostructural compounds 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....
6307143	Thermoelectric materials and thermoelectric conversion element Thermoelectric materials having a high performance index and thermoelectric elements are provided. The present thermoelectric materials are constituted by at least one element selected from the group consisting of Bi and Sb, at least one...
6288321	Electronic device featuring thermoelectric power generation A device for generating power to run an electronic component. The device includes a heat-conducting substrate (composed, e.g., of diamond or another high thermal conductivity material) disposed in thermal contact with a high temperature ...
6274802	Thermoelectric semiconductor material, manufacture process therefor, and method of hot forging thermoelectric module using the same A thermoelectric semiconductor material having sufficient strength and performance and high production yield. The thermoelectric semiconductor material is characterized in that a sintered powder material of a thermoelectric semiconductor...
6235981	P-type thermoelectric converting substance and method of manufacturing the same 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<...
6225550	Thermoelectric material system An improved material for a thermoelectric device and thermoelectric systems incorporating the same.
6225548	Thermoelectric semiconductor compound and method of making the same A thermoelectric semiconductor compound is provided whose performance index Z is remarkably improved without sacrificing Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity or thermal conductivity. The thermoelectric semiconductor compound incl...
6207888	Semiconductor materials with skutterudite type crystal lattice structures optimized for selected thermoelectric properties and methods of preparation 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 ...
6207887	Miniature milliwatt electric power generator 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...
6207886	Skutterudite thermoelectric material thermoelectric couple and method of producing the same The present invention relates to a skutterudite thermoelectric material for directly converting heat generated by the Seebeck effect into electricity, and provides a method of producing a Co--Sb-based filled-skutterudite sintered materia...
6188011	Thermoelectric materials fabricated from clathrate compounds and other materials which form an inclusion complex and method for optimizing selected thermoelectric properties 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...
6147293	Process for producing sintered thermoelectric semiconductor and sintered thermoelectric semiconductor A process for producing a sintered thermoelectric semiconductor includes a first step of forming bulk crystals of a thermoelectric semiconductor and a second step of hot extrusion. The second step includes substeps of placing the bulk cr...
6075199	Body heat power generator 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...
6069395	Current leads adapted for use with superconducting coil and formed of functionally gradient material Current leads are used for connecting a power supply placed in a room-temature environment and a superconducting coil placed in an ultralow-temperature environment. The current leads includes a first current lead and a second current lea...
6069312	Thermoelectric materials with filled skutterudite structure for thermoelectric devices 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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