THERMOELECTRIC NANOCOMPOSITE, METHOD OF MAKING NANOCOMPOSITE AND USE OF NANOCOMPOSITE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC H01L35/16 H01L35/34 

FIELD: physics.

SUBSTANCE: thermoelectric nanocomposite contains a plurality of homogenous ceramic nanoparticles with at least one kind of tellurium compound. The ceramic nanoparticles have an average particle size from about 5 nm to about 30 nm and particularly to about 10 nm. The ceramic nanoparticles have a coating which contains at least one layer of nanostructured, substantially intact carbon material. The method of making the thermoelectric nanocomposite involves mixing ceramic powder and nanostructured, substantially intact carbon material and thermal treatment to coat the ceramic nanoparticles with a layer of nanostructured, substantially intact carbon material.

EFFECT: obtaining a nanocomposite with reliably predictable characteristics.

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