Location

University of Nevada Las Vegas, Student Union Ball Room

Start Date

6-8-2008 9:00 AM

End Date

6-8-2008 12:00 PM

Description

It is of extreme importance to develop new potential energy sources to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. As a result of this, the study of thermoelectric materials, capable of changing heat into electrical energy, has become a field of great interest regarding fundamental properties. To help better understand these materials, facilities for the measurement of relevant properties at high pressure have been developed, but lack the ability to characterize the materials at high temperature and pressure. Therefore, this project has the goal of developing a heater arrangement to be used in conjunction with the high pressure capabilities already developed to fully characterize these materials.

Keywords

Energy sources; High pressures; High temperatures; Thermoelectric materials

Disciplines

Materials Science and Engineering | Physics

Language

English

Comments

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Aug 6th, 9:00 AM Aug 6th, 12:00 PM

Structural studies of CrSi2 at high pressures and temperatures

University of Nevada Las Vegas, Student Union Ball Room

It is of extreme importance to develop new potential energy sources to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. As a result of this, the study of thermoelectric materials, capable of changing heat into electrical energy, has become a field of great interest regarding fundamental properties. To help better understand these materials, facilities for the measurement of relevant properties at high pressure have been developed, but lack the ability to characterize the materials at high temperature and pressure. Therefore, this project has the goal of developing a heater arrangement to be used in conjunction with the high pressure capabilities already developed to fully characterize these materials.