Thermolectric Materials Based on Intercalated Layered Metallic Systems

Authors

Peter C. Eklund, University of Kentucky
Leonid Grigorian, University of Kentucky
Keith A. Williams, University of Kentucky
Gamini U. Sumanasekera, University of Kentucky

US Patent Number

6091014

Publication Date

7-18-2000

Abstract

A novel thermoelectric material in the form of a unit cell including a first reagent intercalated as a semiconducting layer into a metallic layered host and a method for producing the thermoelectric material are disclosed. The unit cell is characterized by a Seebeck coefficient S of 80-140 μV/K° and an electrical conductivity σ of 10³ -10⁴ (Ωcm)^-1, as well as a figure of merit Z of about 2×10^-3 K^-1 at 100° K.

Assignees

University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Ky.

Application Number

09/270,372

Filing Date

03/16/1999

Recommended Citation

Eklund, Peter C.; Grigorian, Leonid; Williams, Keith A.; and Sumanasekera, Gamini U., "Thermolectric Materials Based on Intercalated Layered Metallic Systems" (2000). Physics and Astronomy Faculty Patents. 4.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/physastron_patents/4