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- the present invention relates to a thermoelectric conversion material.
- thermoelectric conversion material As a material that converts heat energy into electric energy.
- This thermoelectric conversion material is roughly classified into two types, n-type and p-type.
- a thermoelectric conversion element can be obtained by alternately arranging and connecting n-type thermoelectric conversion materials and p-type thermoelectric conversion materials so as to be electrically in series and thermally parallel. If a temperature difference is given between both surfaces of the thermoelectric conversion element, power generation can be performed. Moreover, if a voltage is applied between the both terminals of a thermoelectric conversion element, a temperature difference will generate
- thermoelectric conversion material As a general thermoelectric conversion material, there is a Bi—Te-based intermetallic compound, which is widely used because it has a high Seebeck coefficient, that is, relatively good power generation efficiency (Non-patent Document 1).
- Other general thermoelectric conversion materials include Pb—Te-based intermetallic compounds and Zn—Sb-based intermetallic compounds.
- thermoelectric conversion materials other than intermetallic compounds there are oxide-based thermoelectric conversion materials ( Non-patent document 1).
- thermoelectric conversion material described in Patent Document 1.
- This thermoelectric conversion material has a Heusler alloy type crystal structure, and the chemical composition ratio is adjusted without substituting some of the constituent elements with other elements for the basic structure with 24 total valence electrons per chemical formula. Or by replacing some of the constituent elements with other elements to control the total number of valence electrons per chemical formula.
- thermoelectric conversion material described in Patent Document 2. This thermoelectric conversion material is obtained by substituting a part of the constituent element with another element and controlling the atomic weight of the element to be substituted with respect to the basic structure of Fe 2 VAl.
- the Fe 2 VAl thermoelectric conversion materials according to these proposals have n-types when the total number of valence electrons is 24 or more, and p-types when 24 or less.
- thermoelectric conversion material with better power generation efficiency is desired as the thermoelectric conversion material.
- the inventors have proposed a thermoelectric conversion material in which at least a part of each of Fe and V is substituted with another element for the basic structure of Fe 2 VAl in Patent Document 3.
- thermoelectric conversion material when the other element substituted for Fe is M 1 , the element M 1 is selected from the group consisting of groups 7 to 10 in the 4th to 6th periods in the periodic table, and V When the other element to be substituted in place of is M 2 , the element M 2 is selected from the group consisting of groups 4 to 6 in the 4th to 6th periods in the periodic table. Further, in this thermoelectric conversion material, the substitution amount of the element M 1 and the element M 2 is 0 ⁇ ⁇ 1 and 0 ⁇ where the general formula (Fe 1- ⁇ M 1 ⁇ ) 2 (V 1- ⁇ M 2 ⁇ ) Al is satisfied. Adjustment is made within the range of ⁇ ⁇ 1.
- thermoelectric conversion material is controlled to be p-type so that the total number of valence electrons per chemical formula is less than 24, and is controlled to be n-type so as to exceed 24.
- a thermoelectric conversion material in which M 1 is Ir and M 2 is Ti has a Seebeck coefficient of about +90 ⁇ V / K, and the output factor and the figure of merit are improved as compared with a thermoelectric conversion material in which M 2 is replaced with Ti. .
- thermoelectric conversion materials in order to apply thermoelectric conversion materials to power generation devices that use waste heat such as automobile engines, motorcycle engines, household fuel cells and gas cogeneration, the thermoelectric conversion materials are good in the middle temperature range of 500 to 700K. It is necessary to demonstrate power generation efficiency.
- thermoelectric conversion material composed of the Bi—Te intermetallic compound described above shows a large Seebeck coefficient near room temperature, but the Seebeck coefficient in the middle temperature range of 500 to 700 K is not so large.
- the constituent elements Bi and Te are expensive metals, not only the cost is increased, but Se is added when forming an n-type thermoelectric conversion material, but Se and Te are toxic. Therefore, this thermoelectric conversion material also has a large environmental load.
- thermoelectric conversion materials made of Bi-Te intermetallic compounds have low oxidation resistance and mechanical strength, so that durability is guaranteed when application to actual waste heat in the middle temperature range is assumed. Advanced peripheral technology is required. For this reason, it is difficult to apply Bi-Te based intermetallic compounds to intermediate temperature waste heat.
- the Pb-Te intermetallic compound described above is also a toxic element in the human body, like the Bi-Te intermetallic compound.
- the Pb-Te intermetallic compound is also harmful to the human body. The use of compounds is not preferred.
- thermoelectric conversion elements have been studied as a thermoelectric semiconductor for a long time since ZnSb, which is a p-type semiconductor, has a high Seebeck coefficient of 200 ⁇ V / K and low electrical resistance.
- ZnSb which is a p-type semiconductor
- it because it has low strength and low toughness as a material, it is difficult to put it into practical use unless the mechanical properties are significantly improved when considering the incorporation into modules. As a result, the manufacturing cost of thermoelectric conversion elements increases.
- the oxide-based thermoelectric conversion material has an advantage of exhibiting a high Seebeck coefficient in a high temperature region near 1000 K, rather than a medium temperature region of 500 to 700 K.
- the oxide-based thermoelectric conversion material like the Bi—Te-based thermoelectric conversion material, has the property of being brittle and difficult to process. For this reason, when a thermoelectric conversion element is manufactured using an oxide-based thermoelectric conversion material, a cutting allowance for cutting is still necessary, and the ingot is easily broken at the time of cutting, and the yield is very poor. This leads to an increase in device manufacturing costs.
- the Fe 2 VAl-based thermoelectric conversion material described in Patent Documents 1-3 is composed of relatively inexpensive elements such as Fe, V, and Al, and each element has no toxicity. It is a thermoelectric conversion material superior to intermetallic compounds and Pb-Te intermetallic compounds.
- Fe 2 VAl which is a basic structure, is a semimetal positioned between a semiconductor and a metal, and therefore has higher toughness and higher mechanical properties than semiconductors and oxides. Is excellent. Therefore, the Fe 2 VAl-based thermoelectric conversion material described in Patent Documents 1-3 is a thermoelectric conversion material having superior mechanical characteristics as compared to Zn—Sb-based intermetallic compounds and oxide-based thermoelectric conversion materials.
- the compound of Patent Document 1 that is not substituted with other elements has a temperature range in which good power generation efficiency is exhibited lower than the middle temperature range of 500 to 700K. For this reason, it is the compound which adjusted the composition ratio of 3 elements, Comprising: The temperature range where favorable power generation efficiency is exhibited shifted to the high temperature side rather than the compound of patent document 1 which is not substituted by the other element A thermoelectric conversion material is required.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional situation, and is composed of a compound in which the composition ratio of three elements is adjusted with respect to the basic structure of Fe 2 VAl without replacing with other elements.
- the problem to be solved is to provide a thermoelectric conversion material having a high temperature range in which good power generation efficiency is exhibited as compared with a compound in which the composition ratio of three elements is adjusted without substitution with other elements described in 1. It is said.
- the present invention is a compound comprising a compound in which the composition ratio of three elements is adjusted with respect to the basic structure of Fe 2 VAl without replacing with another element, and a part of the constituent elements is replaced with another element.
- another object to be solved is to provide a thermoelectric conversion material with improved power generation efficiency in the middle temperature range of 500 to 700K.
- the inventors did not adjust the composition ratio of Fe with respect to the basic structure of Fe 2 VAl, but adjusted the composition ratio of only two elements of V and Al, as in Patent Document 1, Fe, As compared with the case where the composition ratios of all three elements of V and Al are adjusted, it has been found that the temperature at which the absolute value of the Seebeck coefficient becomes a peak can be shifted to the high temperature side, and the present invention has been completed.
- the invention described in claim 1 has a general structure of Fe 2 V 1-Z Al 1 + Z with respect to a basic structure of Fe 2 VAl having a Heusler alloy type crystal structure and a total valence electron number of 24 per chemical formula.
- a thermoelectric conversion material satisfying The temperature at which the absolute value of the Seebeck coefficient reaches a peak is set to 400 K so that 0.03 ⁇ z ⁇ 0.12 and the total number of valence electrons per chemical formula is less than 24 and 23.76 or more. It is the above.
- the invention according to claim 2 has a general structure of Fe 2 V 1-Z Al 1 + Z (0) with respect to a basic structure of Fe 2 VAl having a Heusler alloy type crystal structure and a total valence electron number of 24 per chemical formula. 0.03 ⁇ z ⁇ 0.12), the chemical composition ratio is adjusted.
- thermoelectric conversion material according to claims 1 and 2 is controlled to be p-type so that the total number of valence electrons per chemical formula is less than 24 and 23.76 or more, and the temperature at which the absolute value of the Seebeck coefficient peaks is 400K. That's it. For this reason, as can be seen by comparing Example 1 and Comparative Example 3 described later, the thermoelectric conversion material is compared with the compound controlled to the p-type without being replaced with other elements described in Patent Document 1. Thus, the peak value of the absolute value of the Seebeck coefficient is equal to or higher than that, and the temperature at which the absolute value of the Seebeck coefficient reaches a peak is high (see FIGS. 1 and 3).
- thermoelectric conversion material according to claims 1 and 2 is a temperature at which good power generation efficiency is exhibited as compared with a compound controlled to be p-type without being replaced by other elements described in Patent Document 1.
- the area is high.
- a more preferable range of z is 0.05 ⁇ z ⁇ 0.12.
- 0.05 ⁇ z ⁇ 0.12 it can be seen by comparing Example 1 and Comparative Example 2 described later, compared with a compound in which a part of the constituent elements is substituted with another element, The power generation efficiency in the middle temperature range of 500 to 700K can be improved (see FIG. 8).
- the invention according to claim 4 has a general formula of Fe 2 V 1-Z Al 1 + Z with respect to a basic structure of Fe 2 VAl having a Heusler alloy type crystal structure and a total valence electron number of 24 per chemical formula.
- a thermoelectric conversion material satisfying The temperature at which the absolute value of the Seebeck coefficient reaches a peak is set to ⁇ 0.12 ⁇ z ⁇ ⁇ 0.03, and the total number of valence electrons per chemical formula is controlled to be more than 24 and 24.24 or less. It is characterized by being 310K or more.
- the invention according to claim 5 has a general structure of Fe 2 V 1-Z Al 1 + Z ( ⁇ ) with respect to a basic structure of Fe 2 VAl having a Heusler alloy type crystal structure and a total valence electron number of 24 per chemical formula.
- the chemical composition ratio is adjusted so as to satisfy 0.12 ⁇ z ⁇ ⁇ 0.03).
- thermoelectric conversion material according to claims 4 and 5 is controlled to be n-type so that the total number of valence electrons per chemical formula is more than 24 and 24.24 or less, and the temperature at which the absolute value of the Seebeck coefficient peaks is 310K. That's it. For this reason, the thermoelectric conversion material is compared with the compound controlled to the n-type without being replaced with other elements described in Patent Document 1, as can be seen by comparing Example 2 and Comparative Example 4 described later. Thus, the peak value of the absolute value of the Seebeck coefficient is equal to or higher than that, and the temperature at which the absolute value of the Seebeck coefficient peaks is high (see FIGS. 3 and 5).
- thermoelectric conversion material according to claims 4 and 5 is a temperature at which good power generation efficiency is exhibited as compared with a compound controlled to be n-type without being replaced by other elements described in Patent Document 1.
- the area is high.
- a more preferable range of z is ⁇ 0.12 ⁇ z ⁇ ⁇ 0.05.
- ⁇ 0.12 ⁇ z ⁇ ⁇ 0.05 it is possible to improve the power generation efficiency in the medium temperature range of 500 to 700 K, as compared with a compound in which a part of the constituent elements is substituted with another element. (See FIG. 9).
- the temperature the Seebeck coefficient
- the relationship between temperature and Seebeck coefficient is It is a graph to show.
- thermoelectric conversion material of the present invention can be manufactured, for example, by the following manufacturing method.
- This manufacturing method includes a first step of preparing a raw material mixture having an element capable of manufacturing the thermoelectric conversion material and a composition ratio, and melting or vaporizing and solidifying the raw material mixture in a vacuum or an inert gas, A second step of obtaining a conversion material.
- thermoelectric conversion material is manufactured by this manufacturing method, the thermoelectric conversion material obtained has a relatively high output factor even in the middle temperature range of 500 to 700K. For this reason, according to this manufacturing method, a thermoelectric conversion material with high waste heat recovery efficiency and less risk of environmental pollution can be manufactured at low cost.
- a method of cooling the raw material mixture after dissolving it in vacuum or in an inert gas can be employed.
- the raw material mixture is melted by arc melting or the like and then solidified.
- a method of obtaining a substantially uniform powder by repeatedly pressing and breaking the raw material mixture in an inert gas or nitrogen gas atmosphere by a mechanical alloying method can be employed.
- the powder thus obtained can be sintered by a hot press method in a vacuum, a HIP (hot isostatic pressing) method, a discharge plasma sintering method, a pulse current method or the like.
- HIP hot isostatic pressing
- a discharge plasma sintering method a pulse current method or the like.
- compression molding and sintering can be performed simultaneously with high-pressure (150 MPa) argon gas at 800 ° C. to solidify at a true density.
- the true density can be solidified at low cost by using a molding press.
- thermoelectric conversion material or a p-type thermoelectric conversion material in order to make an n-type thermoelectric conversion material or a p-type thermoelectric conversion material as an aggregate of crystal grains having a particle size as small as possible, strain processing such as hot rolling is performed, or a molten raw material is used. A method of reducing the crystal grains by rapid cooling or the like can be employed.
- thermoelectric conversion element with the thermoelectric conversion material of the present invention.
- the thermoelectric conversion material having a positive sign of the Seebeck coefficient exhibits a behavior as a p-type
- thermoelectric conversion material having a negative sign of the Seebeck coefficient exhibits a behavior as an n-type.
- thermoelectric conversion materials of Examples 1 and 2 the adjustment amount z of the general formula Fe 2 V 1 -z Al 1 + z is in the range of ⁇ 0.2 ⁇ z ⁇ 0.2 with respect to Fe 2 VAl having the basic structure. Is selected.
- the total number of valence electrons per chemical formula of the basic structure of Fe 2 VAl is 24 by the following calculation. That is, the number of valence electrons of Fe is 16, which is obtained by multiplying a total of 8 of 2 of the 4s orbit and 6 of the 3d orbit by the coefficient 2. Further, the number of valence electrons of V is a total of 5, 2 of 4s orbitals and 3 of 3d orbitals. Further, the number of valence electrons of Al is 3 in total, 2 of 3s orbitals and 1 of 3p orbitals.
- the total number of valence electrons 24 of Fe, V and Al is the total number of valence electrons per chemical formula of the basic structure.
- thermoelectric conversion material is manufactured as follows. First, three kinds of elements of Fe, V, and Al were weighed so as to satisfy the above conditions. These elements were melted using an argon arc to produce a button-like ingot. In order to obtain a homogeneous ingot, the obtained ingot was redissolved. This re-dissolution was performed twice or more to obtain a homogeneous ingot. Since the change in weight before and after dissolution is within 0.1%, it was assumed that the change in composition due to dissolution was negligible.
- thermoelectric conversion materials of Examples 1 and 2 were obtained.
- thermoelectric conversion materials of Examples 1 and 2 are obtained by greatly adjusting the total valence electron number from 24 of the basic structure by slightly adjusting the composition ratio between V and Al.
- thermoelectric conversion materials of Comparative Examples 3 and 4 are (Fe 2/3 V 1/3 ) 3-n Al 1 + n described in Patent Document 1 in which the composition ratio of the three elements is adjusted without substitution with other elements.
- n 0.012 and 0.02
- n ⁇ 0.008, ⁇ 0.016, and ⁇ 0.008.
- Other conditions are the same as those in Examples 1 and 2.
- the thermoelectric conversion materials of Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4 were evaluated as follows. (X-ray diffraction) In order to determine the structure of each material, X-ray diffraction was performed using the powder produced by the above method. CuK ⁇ rays were used for the evaluation.
- FIG. 2 shows the relationship between temperature and electrical resistivity
- thermoelectric conversion material of Example 1 since the thermoelectric conversion material of Example 1 is 0 ⁇ z ⁇ 0.2, the total valence electron number is less than 24, and the sign of the Seebeck coefficient is positive and p-type.
- thermoelectric conversion material of Comparative Example 3 also has a p-type Seebeck coefficient, but the maximum value of the Seebeck coefficient is around 70 ⁇ V / K, and the temperature at which the absolute value of the Seebeck coefficient peaks is It can be seen that it is around 400K.
- the peak value of the absolute value of the Seebeck coefficient of the thermoelectric conversion material of Example 1 is equal to or greater than that of the thermoelectric conversion material of Comparative Example 3, It can be seen that the temperature at which the absolute value of the Seebeck coefficient peaks is high.
- thermoelectric conversion material of Example 1 has an absolute value of Seebeck coefficient of 50 ⁇ V / K or more in the middle temperature range of 500 to 700 K, and the thermoelectric conversion material of Comparative Example 3 estimated from FIG. It is estimated that it is higher than the Seebeck coefficient.
- the temperature and Seebeck coefficient The relationship is shown in FIG. 5, and the relationship between temperature and electrical resistivity is shown in FIG.
- thermoelectric conversion material of Example 2 has ⁇ 0.2 ⁇ z ⁇ 0, so the total valence electron number exceeds 24, and the sign of the Seebeck coefficient is negative and n-type.
- the temperature at which the absolute value of the Seebeck coefficient peaks shifts to the higher temperature side, and in the composition where z ⁇ 0.12, the peak temperature is 580 K.
- thermoelectric conversion material of Comparative Example 4 also has a negative Seebeck coefficient and an n-type, but the value when the absolute value of the Seebeck coefficient peaks is around ⁇ 40 to ⁇ 130 ⁇ V / K. It can be seen that the temperature at that time is around 250K.
- thermoelectric conversion material of Example 2 has a peak value of the absolute value of the Seebeck coefficient equal to or higher than that of the thermoelectric conversion material of Comparative Example 4, It can be seen that the temperature at which the absolute value of the Seebeck coefficient peaks is high.
- the thermoelectric conversion material of Example 2 has an absolute value of Seebeck coefficient in the middle temperature range of 500 to 700K of 50 ⁇ V / K or more and z of ⁇ 0.12 or more and ⁇ 0.05 or less.
- the absolute value is 90 ⁇ V / K or more and z is ⁇ 0.12 or more and ⁇ 0.08 or less
- the absolute value is 100 ⁇ V / K or more
- the thermoelectric conversion material of Comparative Example 4 inferred from FIG.
- the absolute value of the Seebeck coefficient is estimated to be higher.
- thermoelectric conversion material of Example 2 has an electrical resistivity of 700 K or less that decreases as z decreases, that is, as the V composition increases.
- the substitution amount ⁇ is further increased in order to set the peak temperature to 400 K or more.
- precipitation occurs. Since a product is generated, it is difficult to set the peak temperature to 400K or higher while suppressing the generation of precipitates.
- a result is shown in Drawing 8.
- Drawing 8 a thing about a thing with high peak temperature in a thermoelectric conversion material of comparative examples 1 and 3 is also shown collectively.
- the output value of the Bi-Te p-type thermoelectric conversion material is larger than the representative value of 3.0 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 W / mK 2 .
- it is 05 to 0.12, it is 1.4 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 3 W / mK 2 or more, and the result of (Fe 2/3 V 1/3 ) 2.988 Al 1.012 of Comparative Example 3 in FIG. It is estimated that the value of the output factor derived by drawing a virtual extension line to the range of 500 to 700K with respect to the result of Fe 2 V 0.9 Ti 0.1 Al of Comparative Example 1 is higher.
- the temperature dependence of the output factor Asked The result is shown in FIG.
- FIG. 9 the result about what has high peak temperature in the thermoelectric conversion material of the comparative examples 2 and 4 is also shown collectively.
- the output factor of Bi-Te n-type thermoelectric conversion material which is a novel thermoelectric conversion material, is 4.0 x 10 -3 W / mK 2 to 5.0 x 10 -3 W / mK 2 is there.
- the peak temperature increases to 550K.
- the value of the output factor derived by drawing a virtual extension line to the range of 500 to 700K with respect to the result of (Fe 2/3 V 1/3 ) 3.028 Al 0.972 of Comparative Example 4 in FIG. Is estimated to be higher.
- thermoelectric conversion materials of Examples 1 and 2 are composed only of Fe, V, and Al, and are composed of a combination of inexpensive and non-toxic elements.
- thermoelectric conversion materials of Examples 1 and 2 it can be said that the temperature range in which good power generation efficiency is exhibited is higher than the thermoelectric conversion materials of Comparative Examples 3 and 4, respectively.
- thermoelectric conversion material in which z ⁇ 0.05 to ⁇ 0.12 of the thermoelectric conversion material of Example 2, compared with the thermoelectric conversion material of Comparative Example 2, it is more in the middle temperature range of 500 to 700K. Good power generation efficiency can be demonstrated.
- the present invention can be used for a power generation device or the like using waste heat in an intermediate temperature range, such as an engine of a car or a motorcycle, a household fuel cell or a gas cogeneration.
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0.03≦z≦0.12とし、かつ、化学式あたりの総価電子数を24未満、23.76以上となるようにp型に制御され、ゼーベック係数の絶対値がピークとなる温度が400K以上であることを特徴とする。
-0.12≦z≦-0.03とし、かつ化学式あたりの総価電子数を24超、24.24以下となるようにn型に制御され、ゼーベック係数の絶対値がピークとなる温度が310K以上であることを特徴とする。
実施例1、2の熱電変換材料は、基本構造のFe2VAlに対し、一般式Fe2V1-zAl1+zの調整量zが-0.2<z<0.2の範囲内で選択されている。
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比較例1の熱電変換材料は、基本構造のFe2VAlに対し、Vの一部をTiで置換し、Fe2(V1-αTiα)Al(α=0.03、0.05、0.10)としたものである。他の条件は実施例1、2と同様である。
[比較例2]
比較例2の熱電変換材料は、基本構造のFe2VAlに対し、Alの一部をSiで置換し、Fe2V(Al1-βSiβ)(β=0.036、0.05、0.10、0.20)としたものである。他の条件は実施例1、2と同様である。
[比較例3、4]
比較例3、4の熱電変換材料は、他の元素で置換せずに3元素の組成比を調整した特許文献1に記載の(Fe2/3V1/3)3-nAl1+nであり、比較例3ではn=0.012、0.02であり、比較例4ではn=-0.008、-0.016、-0.008である。他の条件は実施例1、2と同様である。
[評価方法]
実施例1、2および比較例1~4の熱電変換材料について、以下の評価を行った。
(X線回折)
各材料の構造を決定するため、上記方法で作製した粉末を用い、X線回折を行った。評価にはCuKα線を用いた。これらはFeを含む合金系であるため、バックグラウンドを除去する目的でモノクロメータを用いた。この結果、作製した材料はすべてホイスラー構造を有していた。
(ゼーベック係数の測定)
0.5×0.5×5.0mm3の試験片を用い、MMR-Technologies社製「SB-100」にて、ゼーベック係数S(μV/K)を100K~700Kの温度範囲で測定した。ただし、比較例1では100K~600Kの温度範囲で測定し(図4参照)、比較例2、3、4では100K~400Kの温度範囲で測定した(図3、7参照)。
(電気抵抗率の測定)
1×1.2×15mm3の短冊状試料を用い、直流四端子法にて電気抵抗率ρ(μΩm)を測定した。測定温度範囲は液体He温度(4.2K)から1273Kまでである。4.2Kから室温までは自然昇温して測定を行った。室温から1273Kまでは、電気炉を用い、5×10-3Pa以下の真空雰囲気中で0.05K/秒で昇温して測定を行った。
(出力因子)
熱電変換材料を評価する指数として、出力因子:P=S2/ρが挙げられる。ここで、Sはゼーベック係数、ρは電気抵抗率である。この値は上記の各測定値とし、出力因子P(10-3W/mK2)を求めた。
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- ホイスラー合金型の結晶構造をもち、化学式当たりの総価電子数が24であるFe2VAlの基本構造に対し、一般式Fe2V1-ZAl1+Zを満たす熱電変換材料であって、
0.03≦z≦0.12とし、かつ、化学式あたりの総価電子数を24未満、23.76以上となるようにp型に制御され、ゼーベック係数の絶対値がピークとなる温度が400K以上であることを特徴とする熱電変換材料。 - ホイスラー合金型の結晶構造をもち、化学式当たりの総価電子数が24であるFe2VAlの基本構造に対し、一般式Fe2V1-ZAl1+Z(0.03≦z≦0.12)を満たすように、化学組成比が調整されていることを特徴とする熱電変換材料。
- 0.05≦zであることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の熱電変換材料。
- ホイスラー合金型の結晶構造をもち、化学式当たりの総価電子数が24であるFe2VAlの基本構造に対し、一般式Fe2V1-ZAl1+Zを満たす熱電変換材料であって、
-0.12≦z≦-0.03とし、かつ化学式あたりの総価電子数を24超、24.24以下となるようにn型に制御され、ゼーベック係数の絶対値がピークとなる温度が310K以上であることを特徴とする熱電変換材料。 - ホイスラー合金型の結晶構造をもち、化学式当たりの総価電子数が24であるFe2VAlの基本構造に対し、一般式Fe2V1-ZAl1+Z(-0.12≦z≦-0.03)を満たすように、化学組成比が調整されていることを特徴とする熱電変換材料。
- z≦-0.05であることを特徴とする請求項4または5に記載の熱電変換材料。
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