摘要:
There is provided a method for manufacturing a thermoelectric conversion module that allows adhesiveness between a thermoelectric conversion element and an electrode to be further increased. It is a method for manufacturing a thermoelectric conversion module 1 that comprises a step of bonding thermoelectric conversion elements 10 to electrodes 6, 8 by electromagnetic induction heating of the thermoelectric conversion elements 10.
摘要:
Disclosed are a sintered body and a thermoelectric conversion material. The sintered body comprises a manganese-based oxide as a main component, and further comprises an oxide A wherein the oxide A represents one or more members selected from among nickel oxides, copper oxide and zinc oxide, and a metal M wherein the metal M represents one or more members selected from among Pd, Ag, Pt and Au.
摘要:
The invention provides a thermoelectric conversion module and a thermoelectric conversion element. The thermoelectric conversion module comprises a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements and a plurality of electrodes, wherein each of the thermoelectric conversion elements is made of a sintered body containing a thermoelectric conversion material and a conductive metal, has two faces, and satisfies the following condition (a) or (b): (a) each thermoelectric conversion element is electrically connected to an electrode via one face without a joint and is electrically connected to another electrode via the other face with a joint, (b) each thermoelectric conversion element is electrically connected to an electrode via one face without a joint and is electrically connected to another electrode via the other face without a joint.
摘要:
Disclosed are a sintered body and a thermoelectric conversion material. The sintered body comprises a manganese-based oxide as a main component, further comprises an oxide A wherein the oxide A represents one or more members selected from among nickel oxides, copper oxide and zinc oxide, and has a relative density of 80% or more and 90% or less.
摘要:
Provided are a thermoelectric conversion element, a thermoelectric conversion module using the thermoelectric conversion element, and a method for manufacturing the thermoelectric conversion module. The thermoelectric conversion element has a hexahedral shape, of which the two faces opposing each other and the other four faces have different reflectances to light. The thermoelectric conversion module comprises a plurality of p-type thermoelectric conversion elements and a plurality of n-type thermoelectric conversion elements, and a plurality of electrodes connecting the end faces of each pair of the p-type thermoelectric conversion elements and the n-type thermoelectric conversion elements electrically with each other to connect the p-type thermoelectric conversion elements and the n-type thermoelectric conversion elements electrically in series alternately. At least one of the n-type thermoelectric conversion elements and the p-type thermoelectric conversion elements has a hexahedral shape, of which the two faces opposing each other and the other four faces have different reflectances to light, and of which the two faces opposing each other are individually jointed to the electrodes.
摘要:
A pressing member is prevented from being damaged by heat, heat dissipation through the pressing member on the higher-temperature side and reduction in thermoelectric conversion efficiency due to it are suppressed, and good electrical conduction is achieved even if thermoelectric conversion elements and electrodes are not cemented through a binder. A lower-temperature side electrode 6 is projecting toward a higher-temperature side substrate 8 and the lower-temperature side electrode 6 is formed with slope faces 6a, 6b, and an angle θ of each of the slope face to a surface of a lower-temperature side substrate 7 is an acute angle. A face 3a of a p-type thermoelectric conversion element 3 in contact with the lower-temperature side electrode 6 is along one slope face 6a of the lower-temperature side electrode and a face 4b of an n-type thermoelectric conversion element 4 in contact with the lower-temperature side electrode 6 is along the other slope face 6b of the lower-temperature side electrode 6; the p-type thermoelectric conversion element 3 and the n-type thermoelectric conversion element 4 are in contact with the lower-temperature side electrode 6 through the respective slope faces; a pressing member 5 presses a portion on the lower-temperature side substrate side of an outside thermoelectric conversion element 10, toward the other outside thermoelectric conversion element 10.
摘要:
A pressing member is prevented from being damaged by heat, heat dissipation through the pressing member on the higher-temperature side and reduction in thermoelectric conversion efficiency due to it are suppressed, and good electrical conduction is achieved even if thermoelectric conversion elements and electrodes are not cemented through a binder. A lower-temperature side electrode 6 is projecting toward a higher-temperature side substrate 8 and the lower-temperature side electrode 6 is formed with slope faces 6a, 6b, and an angle θ of each of the slope face to a surface of a lower-temperature side substrate 7 is an acute angle. A face 3a of a p-type thermoelectric conversion element 3 in contact with the lower-temperature side electrode 6 is along one slope face 6a of the lower-temperature side electrode and a face 4b of an n-type thermoelectric conversion element 4 in contact with the lower-temperature side electrode 6 is along the other slope face 6b of the lower-temperature side electrode 6; the p-type thermoelectric conversion element 3 and the n-type thermoelectric conversion element 4 are in contact with the lower-temperature side electrode 6 through the respective slope faces; a pressing member 5 presses a portion on the lower-temperature side substrate side of an outside thermoelectric conversion element 10, toward the other outside thermoelectric conversion element 10.
摘要:
Alpha alumina powder is produced by granulating at least one alumina starting material selected from group consisting of transition alumina and alumina compound to obtain particles and calcining the particles in a halogen-containing atmosphere which comprises a hydrogen halide gas, a halogen gas or a mixture of a halogen gas and steam and contains at least 0.1 % by volume of at least one halogen-containing gas selected from the group consisting of hydrogen halide gas and halogen gas.By granulating the alumina starting material powder in the form of particles to increase a bulk density and calcining them in the presence of halogen, .alpha.-alumina powder having a regulated particle size and shape and a narrow particle size distribution and containing fewer agglomerated particles is produced at a high calcining efficiency.
摘要:
A method of producing a layered structure lithium mixed metal oxide, including a step of calcining a lithium mixed metal oxide raw material containing a transition metal element and a lithium element in a molar ratio of the lithium element to the transition metal element of 1 or more and 2 or less, in the presence of an inactive flux containing one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a carbonate of M, a sulfate of M, a nitrate of M, a phosphate of M, a hydroxide of M, a molybdate of M, and a tungstate of M, wherein M represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Rb, Cs, Ca, Mg, Sr and Ba.
摘要:
A process for producing &agr;-alumina containing &agr;-alumina single crystal particles characterized in that at least one of a transition alumina and transition alumina precursor is calcined in an atmosphere containing at least 1% by volume of hydrogen chloride at a temperature of not less than 600° C., preferably from 600 to 1,400° C., and more preferably from 800 to 1,200° C. Aluminum hydroxide, alum, aluminum sulfate, etc. are used as the alumina raw material capable of being converted to transition alumina on heating. &agr;-Alumina comprising octahedral or higher polyhedral &agr;-alumina single crystal particles have a high alumina purity above a given level, are fine and homogeneous, have a narrow particle size distribution, are not agglomerated particles, and can be obtained from raw materials of various kinds, purities, shapes, sizes, and compositions.