Compositional ordering and stability in nanostructured, bulk thermoelectric alloys.

[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.

[发布日期] 2009-09-01

[学科分类] 材料科学（综合）

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