Patent ID: 7166796
Filing Date: 2007-01-23
Classification: C04B,C22C,C30B,H01L

Abstract:
1. A process for producing a device for direct thermoelectric energy conversion, consisting of a p-type branch or thermoelectric, an n-type branch or thermoelement, a hot junction and a cold junction, comprising preparing the n-type branch or thermoelement and/or the p-type branch or thermoelement of the said device with a composition of matter comprising magnesium, silicon, lead and barium, wherein the atomic proportion of barium relative to the maximum atomic stoichiometric proportion of magnesium in the absence of barium varies from 0.1 to 0.4, and wherein the atomic proportion of lead relative to the maximum atomic stoichiometric proportion of silicon in the absence of lead varies from 0.1 to 0.3.