Part of: GS Prelims and GS – III – Sci & Tech; Achievements of Indians
In news
Scientists have found a new Lead (Pb) free material.
Identified by: Scientists atJawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru.
It is called Cadmium (Cd) doped Silver Antimony Telluride (AgSbTe2).
Key takeaways
It can efficiently convert waste heat to power our small home equipment and automobiles.
Most efficient thermoelectric materials developed so far use Lead (Pb) as a major constituent element, restricting their use for mass-market applications.
This work is supported by Swarna-Jayanti fellowship.
Do you know?
The Swarna Jayanti Fellowships scheme was launched by the Indian Government to commemorate India’s 50th Independence.
It provides special assistance and support to a selected number of young scientists with a proven track record to enable them to pursue basic research in frontier areas of science and technology.
The award consists of a Fellowship of Rs. 25000 per month along with the salary drawn from the parent Institute and a Research Grant of Rs. 5 lakh per annum by Department of Science and Technology (DST) for a period of 5 years.
