THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL AND THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT

Disclosed is a thermoelectric material which is represented by the following composition formula (1) or (2) and comprises as a major phase an MgAgAs type crystal structure: (Tia1Zrb1Hfc1)xNiySn100-x-y  composition formula (1); (Lnd(Tia2Zrb2Hfc2)1-d)xNiySn100-x-y  composition formula (2); (wherein a1...

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Main Authors SAKURADA SHINYA, KONDO NARUHITO, SHUTOH NAOKI, TAKEZAWA NOBUHISA
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 16.02.2012
Subjects
ALLOYS
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CABLES
CHEMISTRY
CONDUCTORS
CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
GENERATION
INSULATORS
METALLURGY
SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING ORDIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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Summary:Disclosed is a thermoelectric material which is represented by the following composition formula (1) or (2) and comprises as a major phase an MgAgAs type crystal structure: (Tia1Zrb1Hfc1)xNiySn100-x-y  composition formula (1); (Lnd(Tia2Zrb2Hfc2)1-d)xNiySn100-x-y  composition formula (2); (wherein a1, b1, c1, x and y satisfy the conditions of: 0<a1<1, 0<b1<1, 0<c1<1, a1+b1+c1=1, 30 x 35 and 30 y 35, and Ln is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y and rare earth elements, and a2, b2, c2 and d satisfy the conditions of: 0 a2 1, 0 b2 1, 0 c2 1, a2+b2+c2=1 and 0<d 0.3).
Bibliography:Application Number: US201113279768