Progress on the fabrication and characterization of high efficiency thermoelectric generators

Timothy P. Hogan; Adam D. Downey; Jarrod Short; Jonathan D'Angelo; Eric Quarez; John Androulakis; Pierre F P Poudeu; Mercouri G. Kanatzidis; Ed Timm; Kim Sarbo; Harold Schock

Progress on the fabrication and characterization of high efficiency thermoelectric generators

Timothy P. Hogan^*, Adam D. Downey, Jarrod Short, Jonathan D'Angelo, Eric Quarez, John Androulakis, Pierre F P Poudeu, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Ed Timm, Kim Sarbo, Harold Schock

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Abstract

High efficiency thermoelectric modules are of great interest for power generation applications where hot side temperatures of approximately 800K exist. The fabrication of such modules requires a multidisciplinary effort for the optimization of the material compositions, the engineering of the module systems, modeling and fabrication of the devices, and constant feedback from characterization. Pb-Sb-Ag-Te (LAST) and Pb-Sb-Ag-Sn-Te (LASTT) compounds are among the best known materials for this temperature range. Modeling of these materials and possible cascaded structures shows efficiencies of 14% can be achieved for low resistance contacts. Using antimony we have achieved contact resistivities less than 20 μΩ·cm². Here we give a detailed presentation on the procedures used in the fabrication of thermoelectric generators based on these new materials. We also present the characterization systems and measurements on these generators.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Pages	487-492
Number of pages	6
State	Published - 2006
Event	2005 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting - Boston, MA, United States Duration: Nov 28 2005 → Dec 1 2005

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Name	Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume	886
ISSN (Print)	0272-9172

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Other	2005 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston, MA
Period	11/28/05 → 12/1/05

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General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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Hogan, T. P., Downey, A. D., Short, J., D'Angelo, J., Quarez, E., Androulakis, J., Poudeu, P. F. P., Kanatzidis, M. G., Timm, E., Sarbo, K., & Schock, H. (2006). Progress on the fabrication and characterization of high efficiency thermoelectric generators. In Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings (pp. 487-492). (Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings; Vol. 886).

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Progress on the fabrication and characterization of high efficiency thermoelectric generators. / Hogan, Timothy P.; Downey, Adam D.; Short, Jarrod et al.
Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings. 2006. p. 487-492 (Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings; Vol. 886).

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