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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2016
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tohoku University, Sendai-shi, JP;
Akihiro Kirihara, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Endoh, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Manako, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Uchida, Sendai, JP;
Eiji Saitoh, Sendai, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, Sendai-Shi, Miyagi, JP;
Abstract
A thermoelectric conversion apparatus includes a substrate, and a power generation part formed on the substrate for generating a thermoelectric power. The power generation part includes a magnetic layer with magnetization and an electrode layer including a material exhibiting a spin-orbit interaction and formed on the magnetic layer. The substrate and the power generation part have flexibility, respectively. The thermoelectric conversion apparatus further includes a cover layer having flexibility and formed on the substrate so as to cover at least the power generation part. The magnetic layer includes magnetic layer pieces separated in a layer direction with a gap portion interposed between the magnetic layer pieces.