Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Rare earth compound
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-06
2007-03-06
Vanoy, Timothy C. (Department: 1754)
Chemistry of inorganic compounds
Rare earth compound
C423S415100, C423S561100, C423S592100, C252S06230T, C252S06230C
Reexamination Certificate
active
10275963
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a lanthanum sulfide or cerium sulfide sintered compact usable as a thermoelectric conversion material having a high Seebeck coefficient. The sintered compact has a chemical composition of La2S3or Ce2S3, and a crystal structure consisting of a mixture of beta and gamma phases having a Seebeck coefficient higher than that of the crystal structure otherwise being in gamma single-phase. The sintered compact is produced by preparing a beta-phase La2S3or alpha-phase Ce2S3powder of raw material having a high purity with a suppressed carbon impurity concentration and a given range of oxygen concentration, charging the raw material into a carbon die having an inner surface covered with an h-BN applied thereon, and hot-pressing the charged material under vacuum to form a mixture of beta and gamma phases having a high Seebeck coefficient.
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Hirai Shinji
Mitomo Mamoru
Nishimura Toshiyuki
Shimakage Kazuyoshi
Uemura Yoichiro
Japan Science and Technology Agency
National Institute for Materials Science
Vanoy Timothy C.
Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian , LLP.
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