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20100167444 | FABRICATION METHOD FOR THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE - A method for fabricating thermoelectric device is provided. The method comprises placing a first electrode in a die, forming a first interlayer on an upper surface of the first electrode; positioning a separating plate on an upper surface of the first interlayer to divide an inner space of the die into a plurality of cells, and depositing a first thermoelectric material on the first interlayer within a first fraction of the cells, and depositing a second thermoelectric material on the first interlayer within a second fraction of the cells, sintering the die contents, and removing the separating plate after sintering to obtain a π shaped thermoelectric device. | 07-01-2010 |
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20110006249 | THERMOELECTRIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A process for making a composite material and the composite materials having thermoelectric properties | 01-13-2011 |
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20120164416 | COATING FOR THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS AND A DEVICE CONTAINING THE SAME - A coating for thermoelectric materials includes a thermoelectric layer having a thermoelectric material, a metal coating of one or more layers forming a surface in contact with the thermoelectric layer and an opposing surface, and a metal oxide coating of one or more layers including metal oxides, wherein the metal oxide coating forms a surface in contact with the opposing surface. A device comprises the material and a process for fabricating the same. | 06-28-2012 |
20120180842 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE, ELECTRODE MATERIALS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THEREOF - A thermoelectric device, a method for fabricating a thermoelectric device and electrode materials applied to the thermoelectric device are provided according to the present invention. The present invention is characterized in arranging thermoelectric material power, interlayer materials and electrode materials in advance according to the structure of thermoelectric device; adopting one-step sintering method to make a process of forming bulked thermoelectric materials and a process of combining with electrodes on the devices to be completed simultaneously; and obtaining a π shape thermoelectric device finally. Electrode materials related to the present invention comprise binary or ternary alloys or composite materials, which comprise at least a first metal selected from Cu, Ag, Al or Au, and a second metal selected from Mo, W, Zr, Ta, Cr, Nb, V or Ti. The present invention simplifies fabricating procedures, reduces the cost and avoids adverse impacts due to exposing related elements to heat and pressure for a second time. | 07-19-2012 |
20130043439 | FILLED-SKUTTERUDITE COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - A composite material comprises a filled skutterudite matrix of formula (I) I | 02-21-2013 |
20130323110 | P-TYPE SKUTTERUDITE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - The disclosure relates to a p-type skutterudite material and a method of making the same, comprising providing a p-type skutterudite material having a general formula: I | 12-05-2013 |