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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Kenichi Uchida, Miyagi, JP;
Kazuya Harii, Miyagi, JP;
Yosuke Kajiwara, Miyagi, JP;
Eiji Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Kenichi Uchida, Miyagi, JP;
Kazuya Harii, Miyagi, JP;
Yosuke Kajiwara, Miyagi, JP;
Eiji Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Keio University, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 43/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a spin current thermal conversion device and a thermoelectric conversion device, with which a spin current is thermally generated, and its concrete application is realized. A temperature gradient creating means which creates a temperature gradient in a thermal spin current generating member is provided in a thermal spin current generating member made of either a ferromagnetic member or a conductive member containing a ferromagnetic substance.