Thermoelectric material

US9893260B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9893260-B2
Application numberUS-201514947422-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 20, 2015
Priority dateNov 27, 2014
Publication dateFeb 13, 2018
Grant dateFeb 13, 2018

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Provided is a thermoelectric material which can increase its anomalous Nernst angle. The thermoelectric material of a magnetic material for a thermoelectric power generation device employs the anomalous Nernst effect, including iron doped with iridium.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A thermoelectric material comprising iron doped with iridium, wherein a doping amount of the iridium in the thermoelectric material is 15 at % or more and 22 at % or less.

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  • Physical properties · CPC title

  • C22C38/00Primary

    Ferrous alloys, e.g. steel alloys (cast-iron alloys C22C37/00) · CPC title

  • H01L35/20Primary

    Electricity · mapped topic

  • Thermoelectric devices without a junction of dissimilar materials; Thermomagnetic devices, e.g. using the Nernst-Ettingshausen effect (integrated devices or assemblies of multiple devices H10N19/00) · CPC title

  • H10N10/854Primary

    comprising only metals (H10N10/852, H10N10/853 take precedence) · CPC title

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What does patent US9893260B2 cover?
Provided is a thermoelectric material which can increase its anomalous Nernst angle. The thermoelectric material of a magnetic material for a thermoelectric power generation device employs the anomalous Nernst effect, including iron doped with iridium.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toyota Motor Co Ltd, Nat Inst Materials Science
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C22C38/00. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 13 2018 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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