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Title:
THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2024/048471
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A thermoelectric conversion element 1a comprises a thermoelectric member 10. The thermoelectric member 10 includes a phononic crystal 10c having a plurality of holes 10h disposed along a plane. In the thermoelectric convert element 1a, at least one condition selected from the group consisting of (i) and (ii) below is satisfied. (i) The area occupied by the plurality of holes 10h in plan view in at least one of end faces 11a and 11b of the thermoelectric member 10 in a direction in which the holes 10h extend is smaller than an average value of a cross-sectional area determined by dividing the volume of the plurality of holes 10h by the length of the plurality of holes 10h. (ii) At least one of the plurality of holes 10h extends off at least one of the end faces 11a and 11b.

Inventors:
TAKAHASHI KOUHEI
FUJIKANE MASAKI
NAKAMURA KUNIHIKO
HIMENO ATSUSHI
TAMBO NAOKI
TANAKA HIROYUKI
Application Number:
PCT/JP2023/030822
Publication Date:
March 07, 2024
Filing Date:
August 25, 2023
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Assignee:
PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
H10N10/857; H10N10/01; H10N10/17
Domestic Patent References:
WO2014168894A22014-10-16
WO2020174764A12020-09-03
Foreign References:
JP2021513227A2021-05-20
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KAMADA Koichi et al. (JP)
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