Compositional ordering and stability in nanostructured, bulk thermoelectric alloys.

Hekmaty, Michelle A. ; Faleev, S. ; Medlin, Douglas L. ; Leonard, F. ; Lensch-Falk, J. ; Sharma, Peter Anand ; Sugar, J. D.

关键词: ALLOYS;    EFFICIENCY;    ENERGY CONVERSION;    NANOSTRUCTURES;    STABILITY;    THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS;    THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;   

DOI  :  10.2172/993613
RP-ID  :  SAND2009-5977
PID  :  OSTI ID: 993613
Others  :  TRN: US201024%%91

学科分类：材料科学（综合）

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Thermoelectric materials have many applications in the conversion of thermal energy to electrical power and in solid-state cooling. One route to improving thermoelectric energy conversion efficiency in bulk material is to embed nanoscale inclusions. This report summarize key results from a recently completed LDRD project exploring the science underpinning the formation and stability of nanostructures in bulk thermoelectric and the quantitative relationships between such structures and thermoelectric properties.