Department of Materials Science and Engineering





Materials Technology for
Energy Conservation
and Environmental Protection

• ^{Design of High-Performance Thermoelectric Intermetallic Semiconductors Creating Electricity from the heat wasted!!!}

• ^{Design of Ultra-High Temperature Intermetallic Alloys for Turbine Engine Applications Helps reducing CO₂ exhaustion!!!}

Recent Resarch topics include:

• Alloy design for the enhancement of thermoelectric figure of merit in the Half Hausler-type intermetallic compounds based on HfNiSb
• Improvement of thermoelectric figure of merit in IrSb₃-based Skutterditecompounds by the rattling effect of La atoms.
• Phase stability and magnetic properties of E2₁-type compound Co₃AlC.
• Microstructure control by unidirectional solidification of ultra-high temperature structural materials based on Nb and Mo silicides.
• Surface architecture for oxidation resistance of ultra-high temperature intermetallic alloys.
• Precipitation behavior of icosahedral phase in the ferritic heat resistant steels.