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US 2011/0297202 A1Published application
Nano structure including discontinuous area and thermoelectric device including nano structure
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsEun-kyung LEE, Byoung-lyong CHOI, Jun-ho LEE, Dong-mok WHANG, Jong-woon LEE
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Abstract
A thermoelectric material including: a nanostructure; a discontinuous area disposed in the nanostructure, and an uneven portion disposed on the nano structure.
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A thermoelectric material comprising:
- a nano structure;
- a discontinuous area disposed in the nano structure;
- and
- an uneven portion disposed on the nano structure.
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A thermoelectric device comprising:
- a first region and a second region;
- a first thermoelectric body disposed between the first region and the second region;
- and
- a second thermoelectric body disposed between the first region and the second region,
- wherein at least one of the first thermoelectric body and the second thermoelectric body comprises
- a discontinuous area, and
- an uneven portion disposed on a surface of the at least one thermoelectric body.
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A method of preparing a thermoelectric material, the method comprising:
- contacting a catalyst with a first gas to form a core;
- contacting the core with a second gas to form a shell on the core to form a nanostructure;
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- disposing a crystallographic defect in a discontinuous area of the shell of the nanostructure to form an uneven portion on a surface of the nanostructure to form the thermoelectric material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.