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US 9,070,824 B2Granted
Heterogeneous laminate including graphene, and thermoelectric material, thermoelectric module, and thermoelectric apparatus including the heterogeneous laminate
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJae-young Choi, Seung-hyun Baik, Seung-hyun Hong, Won-young Kim, Eun-sung Kim, Young-hee Lee
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Abstract
A heterogeneous laminate including: graphene; and a thermoelectric inorganic compound disposed on the graphene.
Claims28
A heterogeneous laminate comprising:
- graphene;
- and
- a thermoelectric inorganic compound disposed on the graphene, wherein the thermoelectric inorganic compound comprises at least one compound selected from a compound comprising Bi and Te, a compound comprising Co and Sb, a compound comprising Pb and Te, a compound comprising Ge and Tb, a compound comprising Bi, Sb, and Te, a compound comprising Sb and Te, a compound comprising Sm and Co, and a compound comprising a transition metal and silicon, and
- wherein the heterogeneous laminate comprises a plurality of alternating layers of the graphene and the thermoelectric inorganic compound which are stacked on each other.
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A thermoelectric module comprising:
- a first electrode;
- a second electrode;
- and
- a thermoelectric element interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the thermoelectric element comprises a heterogeneous laminate comprising graphene and a thermoelectric inorganic compound disposed on the graphene, wherein the thermoelectric inorganic compound comprises at least one compound selected from a compound comprising Bi and Te, a compound comprising Co and Sb, a compound comprising Pb and Te, a compound comprising Ge and Tb, a compound comprising Bi, Sb, and Te, a compound comprising Sb and Te, a compound comprising Sm and Co, and a compound comprising a transition metal and silicon, and
- wherein the heterogeneous laminate comprises a plurality of alternating layers of the graphene and the thermoelectric inorganic compound which are stacked on each other.
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A thermoelectric apparatus comprising:
- a heat source;
- and
- a thermoelectric module comprising
- a first electrode
- a second electrode;
- and
- a thermoelectric element interposed between the first and second electrodes,
- wherein the thermoelectric element comprises a heterogeneous laminate comprising graphene and a thermoelectric inorganic compound disposed on the graphene, wherein the thermoelectric inorganic compound comprises at least one compound selected from a compound comprising Bi and Te, a compound comprising Co and Sb, a compound comprising Pb and Te, a compound comprising Ge and Tb, a compound comprising Bi, Sb, and Te, a compound comprising Sb and Te, a compound comprising Sm and Co, and a compound comprising a transition metal and silicon, and
- wherein the heterogeneous laminate comprises a plurality of alternating layers of the graphene and the thermoelectric inorganic compound which are stacked on each other.
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A method of manufacturing a heterogeneous laminate, the method comprising:
- disposing graphene on a substrate;
- and
- disposing a thermoelectric inorganic compound on the graphene to manufacture the heterogeneous laminate, wherein the heterogeneous laminate comprises
- graphene, and
- a thermoelectric inorganic compound disposed on the graphene, wherein the thermoelectric inorganic compound comprises at least one compound selected from a compound comprising Bi and Te, a compound comprising Co and Sb, a compound comprising Pb and Te, a compound comprising Ge and Tb, a compound comprising Bi, Sb, and Te, a compound comprising Sb and Te, a compound comprising Sm and Co, and a compound comprising a transition metal and silicon, and
- wherein the heterogeneous laminate comprises a plurality of alternating layers of the graphene and the thermoelectric inorganic compound which are stacked on each other.
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A method of manufacturing a thermoelectric module, the method comprising:
- interposing a thermoelectric element between a first electrode and a second electrode to manufacture the thermoelectric module, the thermoelectric element comprising a heterogeneous laminate comprising graphene and a thermoelectric inorganic compound disposed on the graphene,
- wherein the thermoelectric inorganic compound comprises at least one compound selected from a compound comprising Bi and Te, a compound comprising Co and Sb, a compound comprising Pb and Te, a compound comprising Ge and Tb, a compound comprising Bi, Sb, and Te, a compound comprising Sb and Te, a compound comprising Sm and Co, and a compound comprising a transition metal and silicon, and
- wherein the heterogeneous laminate comprises a plurality of alternating layers of the graphene and the thermoelectric inorganic compound which are stacked on each other.
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