Thermoelectric Material and Device Incorporating Same
AssigneeMarlow Industries, Inc.
InventorsJeff Sharp, Alan J. Thompson
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Abstract
A thermoelectric device includes a plurality of thermoelectric elements coupled between a first plate and a second plate. The plurality of thermoelectric elements are electrically interconnected with one another by a plurality of electrical interconnects and the plurality of thermoelectric elements include at least one thermoelectric element comprising a material having the formula AxByCz, where A is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group II cations and mixtures thereof, B is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group I cations and mixtures thereof, and C is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group V anions and mixtures thereof, and x, y, and z are molar ratios.
Claims29
A thermoelectric device, comprising a plurality of thermoelectric elements coupled between a first plate and a second plate, the plurality of thermoelectric elements being electrically interconnected with one another by a plurality of electrical interconnects, the plurality of thermoelectric elements comprising at least one thermoelectric element comprising a material having the formula AxByCzz, wherein:
- A is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group II cations and mixtures thereof;
- B is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group I cations and mixtures thereof;
- C is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group V anions and mixtures thereof;
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- x, y, and z are molar ratios.
A thermoelectric element, comprising a material having the formula AxByCz, wherein:
- A is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group II cations and mixtures thereof;
- B is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group I cations and mixtures thereof;
- C is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group V anions and mixtures thereof;
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- x, y, and z are molar ratios.
A method, comprising:
- providing a material having the formula AxByCz, x, y, and z being molar ratios, wherein:
- A is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group II cations and mixtures thereof;
- B is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group I cations and mixtures thereof;
- C is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group V anions and mixtures thereof;
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- x, y, and z are molar ratios;
- and
- using the material as a thermoelectric material.
A thermoelectric device, comprising a plurality of thermoelectric elements coupled between a first plate and a second plate, the plurality of thermoelectric elements being electrically interconnected with one another by a plurality of electrical interconnects, the plurality of thermoelectric elements comprising at least one thermoelectric element comprising a material having the formula Ax−wBy+wCz−wDw, wherein:
- A is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group II cations and mixtures thereof;
- B is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group I cations and mixtures thereof;
- C is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group V anions and mixtures thereof;
- D is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group VI anions and mixtures thereof;
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- w, x, y, and z are molar ratios.
A thermoelectric device, comprising a plurality of thermoelectric elements coupled between a first plate and a second plate, the plurality of thermoelectric elements being electrically interconnected with one another by a plurality of electrical interconnects, the plurality of thermoelectric elements comprising at least one thermoelectric element comprising a material having the formula Ax+wBy−wCz−wEw, wherein:
- A is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group II cations and mixtures thereof;
- B is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group I cations and mixtures thereof;
- C is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group V anions and mixtures thereof;
- E is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group IV anions and mixtures thereof;
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- w, x, y, and z are molar ratios.
A thermoelectric device, comprising a plurality of thermoelectric elements coupled between a first plate and a second plate, the plurality of thermoelectric elements being electrically interconnected with one another by a plurality of electrical interconnects, the plurality of thermoelectric elements comprising at least one thermoelectric element comprising a material having the formula (AxByCzz)1−a(FuCv)a, wherein:
- A is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group II cations and mixtures thereof;
- B is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group I cations and mixtures thereof;
- C is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group V anions and mixtures thereof;
- F is one or more components selected from the group consisting of group III cations and mixtures thereof, and
- a, u, v, x, y, and z are molar ratios.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.