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US 11,910,714 B2Granted
Thermoelectric conversion material, thermoelectric conversion element, thermoelectric conversion module and optical sensor
AssigneeSumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorsMasahiro Adachi, Makoto Kiyama, Yoshiyuki Yamamoto, Ryo Toyoshima
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Abstract
A thermoelectric conversion material contains a matrix composed of a semiconductor and nanoparticles disposed in the matrix, and the nanoparticles have a lattice constant distribution Δd/d of 0.0055 or more.
Claims2
A thermoelectric conversion element comprising:
- a thermoelectric conversion material unit;
- a first electrode disposed to be in contact with the thermoelectric conversion material unit;
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- a second electrode disposed to be in contact with the thermoelectric conversion material unit and to be away from the first electrode,
- wherein the thermoelectric conversion material unit consists of a thermoelectric conversion material,
- the thermoelectric conversion material comprising a matrix consisting of a semiconductor and nanoparticles disposed in the matrix, the nanoparticles having a lattice constant distribution Δd/d of 0.0055 or more, and
- the thermoelectric conversion material having a component composition adjusted to set a conductivity type to p-type or n-type.
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