Silver Antimony Telluride
March 1 , 2021
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- Scientists at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, have found a new material, Silver Antimony Telluride (AgSbTe2).
- It is a nanomaterial compound synthesised from Silver, Antimony and Tellurium.
- It can help in tapping waste heat produced by all kinds of domestic and industrial appliances.
- Basically, the material will exploit the benefits of thermo-electric effect.
- The thermo-electric effect involves the process by which heat is transformed to electrical energy.
- Typically, not more than 15 to 20% of the waste heat can be utilised.
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