Method for manufacturing power generation element, power generation element, power generation device, and electronic apparatus

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a power generation element that does not require a temperature difference between electrodes in converting thermal energy into electric energy includes a first electrode forming process of forming a first electrode, an intermediate portion forming process of forming, on the first electrode, an intermediate portion including an insulating layer being in a solid state, and a second electrode forming process of forming a second electrode having a work function different from a work function of the first electrode. The intermediate portion includes nanoparticles fixed in a dispersed state in the insulating layer.

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