Thermoelectric conversion material, method for producing the same, and thermoelectric conversion device
AssigneeSumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
InventorsTetsuro Tohma, Kazuo Sadaoka, Yoshio Uchida
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Abstract
A thermoelectric conversion material, a method for producing the same, and a thermoelectric conversion device are provided. The thermoelectric conversion material includes an oxide represented by formula (1): M1Oy (1), where M1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of V, Nb and Ta, and 1.90≦y≦2.10 or an oxide represented by formula (2): M11−xM2xOy (2), where M1 and y are as in formula (1), M2 is selected from the group consisting of Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Zr, Hf, Mo and W, and 0≦x≦0.5.
Claims16
A thermoelectric conversion material comprising an oxide represented by formula (1):
- M1Oy (1)
- where M1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of V, Nb and Ta, and 1.90≦y≦2.10.
A thermoelectric conversion material comprising an oxide represented by formula (2):
- M11−xM2xOy (2)
- where M1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of V, Nb and Ta, M2 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Zr, Hf, Mo and W,
- 0≦x≦0.5, and 1.90≦y≦2.10.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.