RESEARCH ON MATERIALS, PROCESSES, AND DEVICES RELATED TO ENERGY CONVERSION

Abstract

Research concerned: Thermal-electric materials, processes, and devices including: Graded-Gap Detector using the HgTeCdTe system, Four-Probe Correction Factors for Wedge-Shaped Geometries, and ThermalPhoto-Voltaic Energy Converter using Germanium; Refractory thermoelectric materials of the GdSe- and Ce-Se systems and high temperature thermionic materials of the systems Y + Hf, Nb, Cr, Re, and Rh; and Mo plus ThO2, IaO2, BaO; Thermionic energy converter studies of emit er materials; Superconducting Materials of NiobiumTin Alloys; Superconducting Solenoids using Niobium-Tin Materials; Fuel Cell Studies.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1961
Accession Number
AD0267028

Entities

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Conversion
  • Converters
  • Detectors
  • Energy
  • Energy Conversion
  • Fuel Cells
  • Geometry
  • Germanium
  • High Temperature
  • Materials
  • Solenoids

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology