11-04-2019 дата публикации
Номер: US20190109269A1
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The present invention relates to a compound containing at least germanium, tellurium, bismuth, copper, antimony and silver as constituent elements. 1. A compound comprising at least germanium , tellurium , bismuth , copper , antimony and silver as constituent elements.2. The compound according to claim 1 , having a carrier density of not more than 1.0×10cm.3. The compound according to claim 1 , represented by a chemical formula GeBiCuSbAgTe (wherein −0.05≤a≤0.10 claim 1 , 0≤b≤0.10 claim 1 , 0≤c≤0.10 claim 1 , 0≤d≤0.20 claim 1 , and 0≤e≤0.20).4. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein an intensity ratio I(Ge)/I(GeTe) between a maximum intensity I(GeTe) of an XRD peak attributable to germanium telluride and a maximum intensity I(Ge) of an XRD peak attributable to germanium metal is not more than 0.025.5. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein a longest axis of bismuth claim 1 , copper claim 1 , antimony or silver claim 1 , which are ubiquitous within the compound claim 1 , is less than 2.0 μm.6. A thermoelectric conversion material comprising the compound according to . The present invention relates to a compound and a thermoelectric conversion material.Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-073745, filed Mar. 31, 2016, and Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-177049, filed Sep. 9, 2016, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.Thermoelectric conversion devices that utilize the Seebeck effect are able to convert thermal energy into electrical energy. In other words, by using a thermoelectric conversion device, electric power can be obtained directly from thermal energy. For example, by using a thermoelectric conversion device, the waste heat from the engine of an automobile can be recovered, and a portion of that waste heat can then be converted to electric power. For example, waste heat from a factory can be recovered, and a portion of that waste heat converted to electric power.In recent years, from the viewpoints of ...
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