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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Yui Saitou, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshihiro Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/30 (2006.01); H01L 35/32 (2006.01); H01L 35/08 (2006.01); H01L 35/16 (2006.01); H01L 35/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/32 (2013.01); H01L 35/08 (2013.01); H01L 35/16 (2013.01); H01L 35/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermoelectric conversion element includes: a thermoelectric member that is columnar; an insulator formed around the thermoelectric member; and a metal layer formed continuously on an edge surface of the thermoelectric member and an edge surface of the insulator. An edge portion of the thermoelectric member and an edge portion of the insulator define a gap covered with the metal layer. The inner portion of the gap covered with the metal layer is a void.