Yazaki Corporation

Japan Science and Technology Agency

Junichiro Shiomi

Takashi Kodama

Makoto Kashiwagi

Kenichi Hanazaki

Jun Yanagimoto

Junichirou Tokutomi

Sumio Sugiyama

Provided is a silicon bulk thermoelectric conversion material in which thermoelectric performance is improved by reducing the thermal conductivity as compared with the prior art. In the silicon bulk thermoelectric conversion material, the ZT is greater than 0.2 at room temperature with the elemental silicon. In the silicon bulk thermoelectric conversion material, a plurality of silicon grains have an average of 1 nm or more and 300 nm or less, a first hole have an average of 1 nm or more and 30 nm or less present in the plurality of silicon grains and surfaces of the silicon grains, and a second hole have an average of 100 nm or more and 300 nm or less present between the plurality of silicon grains, wherein the aspect ratio of a crystalline silicon grain is less than 10.

Silicon bulk thermoelectric conversion material

A carbon nanotube composite material includes a metallic base composed of a polycrystalline substance in which a plurality of rod-shaped metallic crystal grains are oriented in a same direction and a carbon nanotube conductive path, which is composed of a carbon nanotube, and forms a conductive path allowing electricity to conduct therethrough in a longitudinal direction of the metallic base by being present in a part of grain boundaries between the rod-shaped metallic crystal grains on a transverse plane of the metallic base, and being present along the longitudinal direction of the metallic base.

Carbon nanotube composite material and process for producing same

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Junichiro Shiomi