RARE EARTH-DOPED MATERIALS WITH ENHANCED THERMOELECTRIC FIGURE OF MERIT
摘要
A thermoelectric material and a thermoelectric converter using this material. The thermoelectric material has a first component including a semiconductor material and a second component including a rare earth material included in the first component to thereby increase a figure of merit of a composite of the semiconductor material and the rare earth material relative to a figure of merit of the semiconductor material. The thermoelectric converter has a p-type thermoelectric material and a n- type thermoelectric material. At least one of the p-type thermoelectric material and the n-type thermoelectric material includes a rare earth material in at least one of the p-type thermoelectric material or the n-type thermoelectric material.
申请公布号
CA2810713(A1)
申请公布日期
2012.03.22
申请号
CA20112810713
申请日期
2011.09.14
申请人
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE;GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AS REPRESENTED BYTHE UNITED STATES DEPA RTMENT OF ENERGY
发明人
VENKATASUBRAMANIAN, RAMA;COOK, BRUCE ALLEN;LEVIN, EVGENII M.;HARRINGA, JOEL LEE