Thermoelectric material including nano-inclusions, thermoelectric module and thermoelectric apparatus including the same
US-9461227-B2 · Oct 4, 2016 · US
Thermoelectric conversion material
US9761779B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9761779-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514847321-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | Apr 5, 2013 |
| Publication date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
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A thermoelectric conversion material expressed by a chemical formula X 3 T 3-y T′ y Sb 4 (0.025≦y≦0.5), wherein the X includes one or more elements selected from Zr and Hf, the T includes one or more elements selected from Ni, Pd, and Pt, while including at least Ni, and the T′ includes one or more elements selected from Co, Rh, and Ir.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A thermoelectric conversion material expressed by a chemical formula X 3 T 3-y T′ y Sb 4 (0.025≦y≦0.5), wherein the X comprises one or more elements selected from Zr and Hf, the T comprises one or more elements selected from Ni, Pd, and Pt, while including at least Ni, and the T′ comprises one or more elements selected from Co, Rh, and Ir. 2. The thermoelectric conversion material according to claim 1 , wherein the X is Hf. 3. The thermoelectric conversion material according to claim 1 , wherein the T′ is Co. 4. The thermoelectric conversion material according to claim 1 , wherein the y is within a range of 0.2≦y≦0.5. 5. The thermoelectric conversion material according to claim 3 , wherein the y is within a range of 0.2≦y≦0.5.
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- What does patent US9761779B2 cover?
- A thermoelectric conversion material expressed by a chemical formula X 3 T 3-y T′ y Sb 4 (0.025≦y≦0.5), wherein the X includes one or more elements selected from Zr and Hf, the T includes one or more elements selected from Ni, Pd, and Pt, while including at least Ni, and the T′ includes one or more elements selected from Co, Rh, and Ir.
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- Panasonic Corp
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- Primary CPC classification H01L35/18. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Sep 12 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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