skutterudite

[ skuht-uh-ruhd-ahyt ]

noun

1. a mineral, chiefly cobalt and nickel arsenide, (Co,Ni)As 3 , with some iron, occurring in the form of gray cubic crystals, usually in masses: a source of cobalt and nickel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skutterudite¹

1865–70; < German Skutterudit, named after Skutterud in Norway; -ite ¹

Example Sentences

By replacing the lead-based material currently used in the thermocouples with a cobalt–antimony material known as skutterudite, Fleurial’s team will try to get at least 25% more power out of a generator at the beginning of its life.

From Nature