Patent application number | Description | Published |
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20120060922 | LAYERED INORGANIC NANOCRYSTAL PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - A non-sintered structure. The non-sintered structure includes a first non-sintered nanocrystal layer, and a second non-sintered nanocrystal layer wherein the first layer and the second layer are configured to interact electronically. | 03-15-2012 |
20130040138 | ULTRATHIN NANOWIRE-BASED AND NANOSCALE HETEROSTRUCTURE BASED THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION STRUCTURES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An ultrathin tellurium nanowire structure is disclosed, including a rod-like crystalline structure of tellurium, wherein the crystalline structure is defined by diameters of between 5-6 nm. In addition, an ultrathin tellurium-based nanowire structure is disclosed including a rod-like crystalline structure of one of lead telluride and bismuth telluride, wherein an ultrathin tellurium nanowire structure is used as a precursor to generate the rod-like crystalline structure. Furthermore, a nanoscale heterostructure tellurium-based nanowire structure is disclosed including a dumbbell-like crystalline heterostructure having a center rod-like portion and one octahedral structure connected to each end of each of the center rod- like portions, wherein the center rod-like portion is a tellurium-based nanowire structure and the octahedral structures are one of lead telluride, cadmium telluride, and bismuth telluride. | 02-14-2013 |
20130273370 | ULTRATHIN NANOWIRE-BASED AND NANOSCALE HETEROSTRUCTURE-BASED THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION STRUCTURES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A nanoscale heterostructure tellurium-based nanowire structure, including a rod-like tellurium nanowire structure and a metal telluride agglomeration connected to the rod-like nanowire structure. The metal telluride agglomeration may have an octahedral shape or a platelet shape. The agglomeration structures are selected from the group comprising lead telluride, cadmium telluride, bismuth telluride, and combinations thereof. | 10-17-2013 |
20140050655 | SYNTHESIS OF METAL OXIDE-BASED THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS - Nanowire synthesis and one dimensional nanowire synthesis of titanates and cobaltates. Exemplary titanates and cobaltates that are fabricated and discussed include, without limitation, strontium titanate (SrTiO | 02-20-2014 |
20140060607 | FLEXIBLE POLYMER-BASED THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS AND FABRICS INCORPORATING THE SAME - Thermoelectric materials and flexible polymer-based thermoelectric materials that may be applied to fabrics for use as personal cooling/heating clothes and portable power source. | 03-06-2014 |
20140144477 | THERMOELECTRIC NANOCRYSTAL COATED GLASS FIBER SENSORS - This disclosure examines using lead telluride nanocrystals as well as other materials suitable for thermoelectric conversion, particularly materials with high Figure of Merit values, as coatings on flexible substrates. This disclosure also examines using flexible substrates with lead telluride nanocrystal coatings as sensors. | 05-29-2014 |
20140261609 | ULTRATHIN NANOWIRE-BASED AND NANOSCALE HETEROSTRUCTURE BASED THERMOELECTRONIC CONVERSION STRUCTURES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A nano scale hetero structure tellurium-based nanowire structure is disclosed including a dumbbell-like crystalline heterostructure having a center rod-like portion and one octahedral structure connected to each end of each of the center rod-like portions, wherein the center rod-like portion is a bismuth-telluride nanowire structure and the octahedral structures are lead telluride. | 09-18-2014 |
20140360550 | NANOCRYSTAL COATED FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES WITH IMPROVED THERMOELECTRIC EFFICIENCY - This disclosure examines using lead telluride nanocrystals as well as other materials suitable for thermoelectric conversion, particularly materials with high Figure of Merit values, as coatings on flexible substrates. | 12-11-2014 |