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US 10,950,775 B2Granted
Conversion material
AssigneesGerold Kotman, Niklas Kotman, Riccardo Raccis
InventorRiccardo Raccis
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Abstract
The present invention provides a conversion material including a first phase providing a matrix and a second phase comprising a nanoscale or microscale material providing electron mobility. The conversion material converts heat from a single macroscopic reservoir into voltage.
Claims18
A thermal energy to electrical energy conversion material comprising:
- a first phase providing a matrix;
- and
- a second phase comprising a nanoscale or microscale material providing electron mobility, the second phase comprising particles with an aspect ratio greater than 1,
- wherein the second phase provides electrical conducting channels throughout the conversion material wherein, and
- the second phase comprises barbed tendrils, with a majority of the barbed tendrils p pointing in one direction.
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A method of manufacturing a conversion material comprising:
- preparing a liquid precursor of a first phase;
- admixing a material for a second phase with the liquid precursor of the first phase, the admixing forming a mixture;
- and
- solidifying the mixture of the first phase and the second phase,
- wherein the solidifying comprises applying a direct current to the mixture of the first phase and the second phase during the solidification.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.