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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Junya Murai, Susono, JP;
Takuji Kita, Numazu, JP;
Inventors:
Junya Murai, Susono, JP;
Takuji Kita, Numazu, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a nanocomposite thermoelectric conversion material () in which the matrix has a polycrystalline structure, and crystal grains () and a crystal grain boundary phase () of a different composition are present therein, and in which the same type of phonon-scattering particles () are dispersed within the crystal grains () and the crystal grain boundary phase ().