Patent ID: 8217256
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: C01G,C01P,C04B,H01L

Abstract:
1. A thermoelectric material comprising an oxide containing Ti, M, and O, wherein the oxide is represented by Formula (1): wherein M represents at least one selected from the group consisting of V, Nb, and Ta, x is not less than 0.05 and not more than 0.5, and y is not less than 1.90 and not more than 2.02, wherein the oxide has a rutile-type crystal structure and a lattice constant of an a-axis of not less than 0.4600 nm and not more than 0.4660 nm and a lattice constant of a c-axis of not less than 0.2960 nm and not more than 0.2990 nm.