JP2010045275A - 熱電変換素子 - Google Patents
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【解決手段】ゼーベック係数の異なる2種の導体4,5を、電気抵抗率が1×10-3Ωcm以上の電気抵抗体で形成された電気抵抗層2を介し、電極1によって、前記2種の導体を交互に物理的に接続した構成を採用した。上記の構成とすることで、素子両端の温度差によって発生した電荷は電気抵抗体で構成された電気抵抗層に高密度状態となって蓄えられる。さらに電気抵抗層に温度差分の熱エネルギーが入力されるため、出力電位は電気抵抗層により増大して起電力自体も大きくなると考えられる。
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図2の電極部は電極(1)と電気抵抗層(2)が電極(1)の片方にのみに配置されて、絶縁体保護部(3)とを接着又は接合して一体に形成した例である。その電極部と絶縁体保護部(3)を介して、P型半導体(5)を接続し、他方の電極(1)端部に高さ調整用の導電膜(8)を介してN型半導体(4)を接続して、更にP型半導体(5)と下部電極P(7)を接続し、同様にN型半導体(4)と下部電極N(6)を接続して、熱電変換素子1対を形成した。この下部電極は次の熱電変換素子と共有する電極であり、N型とP型を交互に配置し連続して直列に複数の熱電変換素子を接合する為と、一対の熱電素子の起電力を取り出す用途に用いる。本実施例では電気抵抗層(2)に薄膜の絶縁体を採用したが、図3の構成のように真性半導体(11)に置き換えても良い。また、P型半導体(5)とN型半導体(4)を異種の金属1(9)と異種の金属2(10)に置き換えても良い。
成膜条件は到達真空度3.3×10-6Torr、成膜時の真空度7×10-5Torr、スパッタガスAr、基板加熱 無、基板回転速度3rpm、イオンビーム出力はSiO2成膜時 800V、100mA(蒸着速度0.033nm/秒)Al成膜時 1200V、200mA(蒸着速度0.1267nm/秒)である。
半導体は市販のペルチェ素子用に製作されたビスマス・テルル系の半導体を使用した。ゼーベック係数はビスマス・テルル系の半導体であれば200μV/K程度である。その半導体と電極部及び下部電極は導電性の接着剤で固定して電気的に接続した。成膜の方法はイオンビームスパッタリングに限定されるものではなく、電気抵抗層(2)の素材もSiO2に限定されるものではない。
(2) 電気抵抗層
(3) 絶縁体保護部
(4) N型半導体
(5) P型半導体
(6) 下部電極N
(7) 下部電極P
(8) 高さ調整用の導電性膜
(9) 金属1
(10) 金属2
(11) 真性半導体
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- ゼーベック係数の異なる2種の導体を、電気抵抗率が1×10-3Ωcm以上の電気抵抗体で形成された電気抵抗層を介し、電極によって、前記2種の導体を交互に物理的に接続したことを特徴とする熱電変換素子。
- 前記ゼーベック係数の異なる2種の導体がそれぞれP型半導体とN型半導体であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の熱電変換素子。
- 前記電気抵抗体が真性半導体であることを特徴とする請求項1から2記載の熱電変換素子。
- 前記電気抵抗体が電気抵抗率1×106Ωcm以上の絶縁体であることを特徴とする請求項1から2記載の熱電変換素子。
- 前記電気抵抗層が電極の2か所に各々独立した領域に配置されて、各々の電気抵抗層がゼーベック係数の異なる2種の導体のいずれか一方と物理的に接続したことを特徴とする請求項1から4記載の熱電変換素子。
- 前記電気抵抗層が電極の片方にのみに配置されて、ゼーベック係数の異なる2種の導体のいずれか一方の導体と物理的に接続し、他方の導体は電極と物理的に接続したことを特徴とする請求項1から4記載の熱電変換素子。
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