The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2002
Naoki Toshima, Itabashi-ku, JP;
Hu Yan, Onoda, JP;
Kohsuke Kamei, Niihama, JP;
Akinori Tsubata, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Tokuda, Yokohama, JP;
Other;
Abstract
The present invention provides the novel thermoelectric materials having, in combination, processability and excellent thermoelectric characteristics, the thermoelectric materials being able to provide n-type thermoelectric characteristics in accordance with the nature of the employed inorganic thermoelectric materials; a thermoelectric device employing the materials; and a method for producing the thermoelectric materials. The thermoelectric materials contain an organic thermoelectric component and an inorganic thermoelectric component, wherein the organic thermoelectric component and the inorganic thermoelectric component are united in a dispersed state, the organic thermoelectric component being at least one species selected from among polyaniline and derivatives thereof; polypyrrole and derivatives thereof; polythiophene and derivatives thereof; polyphenylenevinylene derivatives; poly(p-phenylene) derivatives; polyacene derivatives; and copolymers thereof, and the inorganic thermoelectric component being at least one species selected from among Bi—(Te, Se) series, Si—Ge series, Pb—Te series, GeTe—AgSbTe series, (Co, Ir, Ru)—Sb series, and (Ca, Sr, Bi)Co O series.