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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuhiko Shinohara, Yokohama, JP;
Masakazu Kobayashi, Yokosuka, JP;
Keiko Ikoma, Yokosuka, JP;
Fumio Munakata, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148 33 ; 136228 ; 1362361 ; 257930 ; 252 / ;
Abstract
An n-type thermoelectric material composed mainly of an iron-silicite compound represented by a chemical formula of FeSi.sub.2+z in which -0.1<z<0.1. The thermoelectric material further comprising Co as an n-type dopant and Ge as an additive. The iron-silicon compound is composed substantially of a low temperature phase (.beta.-phase).