Thermoelectric conversion element and thermoelectric conversion power generation device
OwnerHiroaki Nakayainventor
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Abstract
A thermoelectric conversion element comprising a thermoelectric conversion section and electrodes, wherein the thermoelectric conversion section includes at least: a thermoelectric conversion material section or a thermoelectric conversion material layer which is formed of a thermoelectric conversion material; and a charge transport section or a charge transport layer which is formed of a charge transport material having at least both semiconducting electric conduction properties and metallic electric conduction properties.
Claims14
A thermoelectric conversion element comprising a thermoelectric conversion section and electrodes,
- wherein the thermoelectric conversion section includes at least:
- a thermoelectric conversion material layer which is formed of a thermoelectric conversion material;
- and a charge transport layer which is formed of a charge transport material having at least semiconducting electric conduction properties, the charge transport material being a material other than thermoelectric conversion materials, and
- wherein the charge transport layer is an anisotropic conductive material layer having anisotropy with respect to conductivity, and the anisotropic conductive material layer has a larger electric conductivity in a plane direction than an electric conductivity in a thickness direction.
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A thermoelectric conversion element comprising a thermoelectric conversion section and electrodes,
- wherein the thermoelectric conversion section includes at least:
- a thermoelectric conversion material layer which is formed of a thermoelectric conversion material;
- and a charge transport section or a charge transport layer which is formed of a charge transport material having at least semiconducting electric conduction properties, the charge transporting material being a material other than thermoelectric conversion materials;
- and a heat insulating layer, and
- wherein the heat insulating layer is formed in a position for inhibiting the thermal conduction from a high temperature effect part to a low temperature effect part generated between the electrodes.
A thermoelectric conversion power generation device comprising at least a thermoelectric conversion power generation element and a Peltier element which are combined with each other,
- wherein the Peltier element absorbs heat of a low temperature effect part of the thermoelectric conversion power generation element and releases heat to a high temperature effect part of the thermoelectric conversion power generation element or to an object serving as a heat reservoir in contact with the high temperature effect part to ensure a temperature difference between the high temperature effect part and the low temperature effect part of the thermoelectric conversion power generation element, and the thermoelectric conversion power generation element generates electric power.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.