Patent ID: 11910714
Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H  B | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A thermoelectric conversion element comprising:
a thermoelectric conversion material unit;
a first electrode disposed to be in contact with the thermoelectric conversion material unit; and
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.