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2003 Fall Meeting Technical Program
As updated October 30, 2003

Thermoelectric Materials 2003-Research and Applications [Symposium S]

Session Information

Session Title:

S1: Low Dimensional Systems and Nanocomposites I

Session Abbreviation:

LDSNC I

Client Session ID:

19101

Session Notes:

Session Type:

Oral

Session Topic:

S: Thermoelectric Materials 2003-Research and Applications

Duration:

December 1, 2003 10:30 AM -
December 1, 2003 12:00 PM

Commercial Sponsor:

Quantum Design, Inc. General Motors R&D and Planning Center Marlow Industries, Inc. Thermal Technology Inc. Melcor Corporation Keithley Instruments, Inc.

Session Number Prefix:

S1

Session Hosts:

Session Chair: George Nolas

 

Order

Control ID

Final ID

Title

Presenting Author

Start Time
End Time

1

54787 

S1.1 

Thermoelectric Power, Electrical Resistance, Magnetoresistance, And Optical Reflectivity Of Bismuth Nanowire Composites. 

Joseph Heremans 

10:30 AM
11:00 AM

2

47224 

S1.2 

Phonon Thermal Conductivity of Superlattice Nanowires for Thermoelectric Applications. 

Chris Dames 

11:00 AM
11:15 AM

3

53309 

S1.3 

Thermoelectric Transport Properties of Bismuth Sulfide Nanocomposites. 

Patrick Garrity 

11:15 AM
11:30 AM

4

45248 

S1.4 

Solvothermal Preparations of Nanocrystalline Bi|*bsub*|2|*esub*|Te|*bsub*|3|*esub*| Powders and The Study on Their Characterizations. 

Xiaohua Ji 

11:30 AM
11:45 AM

5

51704 

S1.5 

The Low Temperature Synthesis of [(Bi2Te3)x(TiTe2)y] Superlattices using a Modulated Elemental Reactant Technique. 

Fred Harris 

11:45 AM
12:00 PM

Session Information

Session Title:

S2: Devices I

Session Abbreviation:

D I

Client Session ID:

19102

Session Notes:

Session Type:

Oral

Session Topic:

S: Thermoelectric Materials 2003-Research and Applications

Duration:

December 1, 2003 1:30 PM -
December 1, 2003 3:30 PM

Commercial Sponsor:

Session Number Prefix:

S2

Session Hosts:

Session Chair: Tim Hogan

 

Order

Control ID

Final ID

Title

Presenting Author

Start Time
End Time

1

47379 

S2.1 

Application of the Compatibility Factor to the Selection of Materials for Segmented and Cascaded Thermoelectric Generators  

Jeff Snyder 

1:30 PM
1:45 PM

2

49982 

S2.2 

Cooling Power Density of SiGe/Si Superlattice Micro Refrigerators 

Gehong Zeng 

1:45 PM
2:00 PM

3

51188 

S2.3 

Superlattice Thin-film Thermoelectric Materials and Devices  

Rama Venkatasubramanian 

2:00 PM
2:30 PM

4

50094 

S2.4 

Influence of Doping Concentration and Ambient Temperature on the Cross-Plane Seebeck Coefficient of InGaAs/InAlAs superlattices.  

Yan Zhang 

2:30 PM
2:45 PM

5

46153 

S2.5 

Thermal Stability of p-type Bi|*bsub*|2|*esub*|Te|*bsub*|3|*esub*|/Sb|*bsub*|2|*esub*|Te|*bsub*|3|*esub*| and n-type Bi|*bsub*|2|*esub*|Te|*bsub*|3|*esub*|/Bi|*bsub*|2|*esub*|Te|*bsub*|2-x|*esub*| Se|*bsub*|x|*esub*| Thermoelectric Superlattice Thin-Film Devices. 

Kip Coonley 

2:45 PM
3:00 PM

6

 

 

Break 

 

3:00 PM
3:30 PM

Session Information

Session Title:

S3: Oxides

Session Abbreviation:

OX

Client Session ID:

19103

Session Notes:

Session Type:

Oral

Session Topic:

S: Thermoelectric Materials 2003-Research and Applications

Duration:

December 1, 2003 3:30 PM -
December 1, 2003 5:00 PM

Commercial Sponsor:

Session Number Prefix:

S3

Session Hosts:

Session Chair: Lidong Chen

 

Order

Control ID

Final ID

Title

Presenting Author

Start Time
End Time

1

45164 

S3.1 

Electronic Structure and Properties of Layered Cobaltate Thermoelectrics and Superconductors. 

David Singh 

3:30 PM
3:45 PM

2

49896 

S3.2 

Thermoelectric Properties of Bi-substituted Ca|*bsub*|3|*esub*|Co|*bsub*|4|*esub*|O|*bsub*|9|*esub*| Single Crystal 

Masashi Mikami 

3:45 PM
4:00 PM

3

47533 

S3.3 

Exploration of Thermoelectric Oxides and Development of Modules Consisting of the Oxide Devices. 

Ryoji Funahashi 

4:00 PM
4:30 PM

4

46960 

S3.4 

Thermoelectric Properties of Textured InGaO|*bsub*|3|*esub*|(ZnO)|*bsub*|m|*esub*| Ceramics. 

Ryoji Asahi 

4:30 PM
4:45 PM

Session Information

Session Title:

S4: Skutterudites

Session Abbreviation:

SK

Client Session ID:

19204

Session Notes:

Session Type:

Oral

Session Topic:

S: Thermoelectric Materials 2003-Research and Applications

Duration:

December 2, 2003 8:30 AM -
December 2, 2003 10:30 AM

Commercial Sponsor:

Session Number Prefix:

S4

Session Hosts:

Session Chair: Terry Tritt

 

Order

Control ID

Final ID

Title

Presenting Author

Start Time
End Time

1

49059 

S4.1 

Effect of Ni in new skutterudite compounds Ca|*bsub*|x|*esub*|Co|*bsub*|4|*esub*|Sb|*bsub*|12|*esub*| 

M Puyet 

8:30 AM
8:45 AM

2

51889 

S4.2 

Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of CexFe4-y-zRuyCozSb12 Skutterudite Alloys  

Thierry Caillat 

8:45 AM
9:00 AM

3

49853 

S4.3 

Synthesis and thermoelectric properties of Ce(Ru2.67Rh1.33)Sb12. 

Geoff Staneff 

9:00 AM
9:15 AM

4

51025 

S4.4 

Phonons and Thermal Conductivity in Skutterudite Thermoelectrics. 

Chris Kendziora 

9:15 AM
9:30 AM

5

53889 

S4.5 

Spin dynamics of the skutterudites (Na,Ba,Ca)Fe|*bsub*|4|*esub*|Sb|*bsub*|12|*esub*| probed by thermal and electrical transport 

Michael Baenitz 

9:30 AM
9:45 AM

6

54084 

S4.6 

Thermoelectric Properties of Filled Skutterudite Y|*bsub*|x|*esub*|Ce|*bsub*|1-x|*esub*|T|*bsub*|4|*esub*|P|*bsub*|12|*esub*|(T=Fe, Ru or Os) (0 |*lteq*| x |*lteq*| 0.3). 

Ram Giri 

9:45 AM
10:00 AM

7

 

 

Break 

 

10:00 AM
10:30 AM

Session Information

Session Title:

S5: Low Dimensional Systems and Nanocomposites II

Session Abbreviation:

LDSNC II

Client Session ID:

19205

Session Notes:

Session Type:

Oral

Session Topic:

S: Thermoelectric Materials 2003-Research and Applications

Duration:

December 2, 2003 10:30 AM -
December 2, 2003 12:00 PM

Commercial Sponsor:

Session Number Prefix:

S5

Session Hosts:

Session Chair: Mary Anne White

 

Order

Control ID

Final ID

Title

Presenting Author

Start Time
End Time

1

47581 

S5.1 

Low thermal conductivity and related thermoelectric properties of Zn|*bsub*|4|*esub*|Sb|*bsub*|3|*esub*| and CoSb|*bsub*|3|*esub*| thin films 

Kazuhiro Ito 

10:30 AM
10:45 AM

2

49754 

S5.2 

Theoretical Prediction of Thermal Conductivity of Nano-composites 

Ronggui Yang 

10:45 AM
11:00 AM

3

45121 

S5.3 

Quantum Dot Superlattice Thermoelectric Unicouples for Conversion of Waste Heat to Electrical Power. 

Theodore Harman 

11:00 AM
11:30 AM

4

51861 

S5.4 

Crystallographically-Oriented Electrochemically-Deposited Bismuth Nanowires 

Oded Rabin 

11:30 AM
11:45 AM

5

53503 

S5.5 

A Variational Solution of the Thermoelectric Transport Properties of Two-Component Nanocomposite Systems 

Patrick Garrity 

11:45 AM
12:00 PM

Session Information

Session Title:

S6: Complex Bulk Materials and Measurements I

Session Abbreviation:

CBMM I

Client Session ID:

19206

Session Notes:

Session Type:

Oral

Session Topic:

S: Thermoelectric Materials 2003-Research and Applications

Duration:

December 2, 2003 1:30 PM -
December 2, 2003 3:30 PM

Commercial Sponsor:

Session Number Prefix:

S6

Session Hosts:

Session Chair: Kevin Stokes

 

Order

Control ID

Final ID

Title

Presenting Author

Start Time
End Time

1

47167 

S6.1 

Anisotropy in Thermoelectric Properties of CsBi|*bsub*|4|*esub*|Te|*bsub*|6|*esub*| 

Duck-Young Chung 

1:30 PM
1:45 PM

2

48004 

S6.2 

Electronic structure and thermoelectric properties of |*bital*|A|*eital*||*bsub*|x|*esub*|Mo|*bsub*|3|*esub*|Sb|*bsub*|5|*esub*|Te|*bsub*|2|*esub*| 

Navid Soheilnia 

1:45 PM
2:00 PM

3

49504 

S6.3 

Thermoelectric Properties of Cubic AgPb|*bsub*|n|*esub*|SbTe|*bsub*|2+n|*esub*|  

Mercouri Kanatzidis 

2:00 PM
2:30 PM

4

49410 

S6.4 

New Transport Measurement Systems for Characterization of Thermoelectric Materials 

Fu Guo 

2:30 PM
2:45 PM

5

45732 

S6.5 

Effect of K/Bi Ordering on the Electronic Structure of K|*bsub*|2|*esub*|Bi|*bsub*|8|*esub*|Se|*bsub*|13|*esub*||*bsup*||*dagger*||*esup*|. 

Daniel Bilc 

2:45 PM
3:00 PM

6

 

 

Break 

 

3:00 PM
3:30 PM

Session Information

Session Title:

S7: Novel Approaches I

Session Abbreviation:

NA I

Client Session ID:

19207

Session Notes:

Session Type:

Oral

Session Topic:

S: Thermoelectric Materials 2003-Research and Applications

Duration:

December 2, 2003 3:30 PM -
December 2, 2003 5:00 PM

Commercial Sponsor:

Session Number Prefix:

S7

Session Hosts:

Session Chair: Dave Johnson

 

Order

Control ID

Final ID

Title

Presenting Author

Start Time
End Time

1

53578 

S7.1 

Molecular Dynamics Study of Thermal Transport in Silicon Nanowires 

Liu Yang 

3:30 PM
3:45 PM

2

51795 

S7.2 

Thermoelectric Properties of Si-Ge Nanocomposites 

Tom Harris 

3:45 PM
4:00 PM

3

52364 

S7.3 

Structure and Magnetic Properties of New Transition-Metal-Doped Germanium Clathrates 

Yang Li 

4:00 PM
4:15 PM

4

47416 

S7.4 

Progress in the Electrochemical Deposition of Superlatticed Thermoelectric Materials. 

Jennifer Herman 

4:15 PM
4:30 PM

5

54326 

S7.5 

Thermoelectric properties characterization of nanostructures based on the Harman method 

Claudiu Hapenciuc 

4:30 PM
4:45 PM

6

48529 

S7.6 

Structural analysis and thermoelectric properties of Type-I clathrate compounds in the Ba-Ge-Ga system.  

Norihiko Okamoto 

4:45 PM
5:00 PM

Session Information

Session Title:

S8: Poster Session: Thermoelectric Materials and Technology

Session Abbreviation:

TMT

Client Session ID:

19208

Session Notes:

Session Type:

Poster

Session Topic:

S: Thermoelectric Materials 2003-Research and Applications

Duration:

December 2, 2003 8:00 PM -
December 2, 2003 11:00 PM

Commercial Sponsor:

Session Number Prefix:

S8

Session Hosts:

Session Chair: Dave Johnson
Session Chair: George Nolas
Session Chair: Tim Hogan
Session Chair: Jihui Yang
Session Chair: Joseph Heremans
Session Chair: Jeff Snyder

 

Order

Control ID

Final ID

Title

Presenting Author

Start Time
End Time

1

46351 

S8.1 

A Step-like Structure of the Electrical Conductivity of the p-type CdCr|*bsub*|2-x|*esub*|Ga|*bsub*|x|*esub*|Se|*bsub*|4|*esub*| Spinel Semiconductors.