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Lajos Károly Varga
High entropy alloy foam for high temperature thermopower generator

THESIS TOPIC PROPOSAL

Institute: Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
physics
Doctoral School of Physics

Thesis supervisor: Lajos Károly Varga
Location of studies (in Hungarian): Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Wigner Research Center for Physics, Solid State Physics Institute
Abbreviation of location of studies: MTA


Description of the research topic:

The actual Pb-Se-Te-based thermoelectric materials are not resistent to high temperature and to corrosion. We propose to prepare a multielement metallic composition with several 10 microvolt/K Seebeck coefficient based on electronic stucture calculations.
The nominator of the figure of merit, -the thermal conductivity-, will be diminished by the foam structure of the alloy which will be prepared by the usual "yeast" technology. In this way the value of the figure of merit will be increased to the acceptable values for applications.

Required language skills: excellent enlgish
Further requirements: 
experience in metallurgy, experience in computer applications, basic knowledge's in solid state physics, specially in electron transport theory and measurements

Number of students who can be accepted: 2

Deadline for application: 2017-05-31


2024. IV. 17.
ODT ülés
Az ODT következő ülésére 2024. június 14-én, pénteken 10.00 órakor kerül sor a Semmelweis Egyetem Szenátusi termében (Bp. Üllői út 26. I. emelet).

 
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