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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Junya Murai, Susono, JP;
Takuji Kita, Numazu, JP;
Inventors:
Junya Murai, Susono, JP;
Takuji Kita, Numazu, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 35/16 (2006.01); H01L 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thermoelectric converter is made of a first thermoelectric conversion material in which at least one type of second thermoelectric conversion material particles having an average size of 1 to 100 nm is dispersed. At least a part of the second thermoelectric conversion material particles is dispersed at a distance not more than the mean free path of the phonons of the first thermoelectric conversion material.