Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric – Thermoelectric – Having particular thermoelectric composition
Patent
1998-06-24
2000-05-09
Gorgos, Kathryn
Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric
Thermoelectric
Having particular thermoelectric composition
136238, 136203, 136205, 257 15, 428457, 428689, 428697, 428699, H01L 3514
Patent
active
060606576
ABSTRACT:
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 plurality of layers formed from material D.sub.z J.sub.1-z, a second plurality of layers formed from material L.sub.x M.sub.1-x D.sub.z J.sub.1-z and a third plurality of layers formed from material L.sub.x M.sub.1-x D.sub.z J.sub.1-z wherein D is a non-metal chalcogen, and wherein J is a non-metal chalcogen, and wherein L is a group IV metal selected from the group of Pb, Sn, and Ge, and wherein M is a Group IV metal selected from the group of Pb, Sn, and Ge, and wherein D is not the same as J, and wherein L is not the same as M, and wherein 0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.1 and 0.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.1.
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Gorgos Kathryn
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Parsons Thomas H
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