Categorical Exclusion Determination
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
July 31, 2016
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The project consists of performing research and development using earth abundant elements to increase efficiencies to 20-30% through solid state alloying and composites of high temperature materials, thereby improving thermoelectric generator system performance without the need to invest in a single-purpose supply chain. Earth abundant high temperature materials for RTG applications based on Zintl phases will be synthesized and their thermoelectric properties measured and optimized.