Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090308283 | Zirconium Oxide Powder, Process For Producing The Same, And Material For Thermal Spraying - The present invention provides a zirconium oxide powder, a method for producing.the same, and a material for thermal spraying. The material for thermal spraying comprises a zirconium oxide powder comprising polyhedral particles each having not less than 6 faces, wherein the zirconium oxide powder has D50 of not less than 5 μm and less than 15 μm and a D90/D10 of less than 3. D10, D50 and D90 correspond to the point where the cumulative mass from the small-particle-diameter side reaches 10%, 50%, and 90% in the cumulative particle size distribution. | 12-17-2009 |
20100031993 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - A thermoelectric conversion material is provided with stable thermoelectric conversion properties such as power factor in air at high temperature. The thermoelectric conversion material contains a mixed metal oxide comprising M | 02-11-2010 |
20100062280 | FLAKE COMPOUND - The present invention provides a flake compound which is useful for a conductive film. The flake compound comprises a conductive layer containing M and O, wherein M represents at least one metal element, preferably at least one transition metal element in mixed valent state. | 03-11-2010 |
20100132755 | Thermoelectric Conversion Material, Method for Producing the Same, Thermoelectric Conversion Device and Method of Improving Strength of Thermoelectric Conversion Material - A thermoelectric conversion material having an excellent thermoelectric conversion property and excellent in mechanical strength, a method for producing the same, and a thermoelectric conversion device using the same are provided. A thermoelectric conversion material includes an oxide for thermoelectric conversion material and an inorganic substance wherein the inorganic substance does not react with the oxide for thermoelectric conversion material under conditions of pressure: 950 hPa to 1050 hPa and temperature: 900° C. A method for producing a thermoelectric conversion material includes the steps (a1) and (a2): (a1) forming a mixture of an oxide for thermoelectric conversion material and an inorganic substance to obtain a green body, (a2) sintering the green body in air at 800° C. to 1700° C. | 06-03-2010 |
20100140568 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - A thermoelectric conversion material, a method for producing the same, and a thermoelectric conversion device are provided. The thermoelectric conversion material includes an oxide represented by formula (1): M | 06-10-2010 |
20100175735 | THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERTER - The present invention provides a thermoelectric material useful for a thermoelectric converter having excellent energy conversion efficiency, and a method for producing the thermoelectric material. The thermoelectric material comprising an oxide containing Ti, M, and O and the oxide is represented by Formula (1). | 07-15-2010 |
20100263702 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE USING THE THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE - Provided are a thermoelectric conversion element, a thermoelectric conversion module using the thermoelectric conversion element, and a method for manufacturing the thermoelectric conversion module. The thermoelectric conversion element has a hexahedral shape, of which the two faces opposing each other and the other four faces have different reflectances to light. The thermoelectric conversion module comprises a plurality of p-type thermoelectric conversion elements and a plurality of n-type thermoelectric conversion elements, and a plurality of electrodes connecting the end faces of each pair of the p-type thermoelectric conversion elements and the n-type thermoelectric conversion elements electrically with each other to connect the p-type thermoelectric conversion elements and the n-type thermoelectric conversion elements electrically in series alternately. At least one of the n-type thermoelectric conversion elements and the p-type thermoelectric conversion elements has a hexahedral shape, of which the two faces opposing each other and the other four faces have different reflectances to light, and of which the two faces opposing each other are individually jointed to the electrodes. | 10-21-2010 |
20100327238 | SINTERED BODY AND THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL - Disclosed are a sintered body and a thermoelectric conversion material. The sintered body comprises a manganese-based oxide as a main component and the sintered body has a relative density of 90% or more and an average of the size of particles constituting the sintered body is 3 μm or less. | 12-30-2010 |
20110001278 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINTERED BODY - Disclosed is a production method of a sintered body. The production method of a sintered body comprises a step of sintering, at a temperature within the range of from 900° C. to 1200° C., a mixture of a manganese-based oxide and copper oxide wherein the ratio of the molar amount of copper to one mol of manganese in the mixture is in the range of from 0.001 to 0.05. | 01-06-2011 |
20110024700 | SINTERED COMPACT AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL - Disclosed are a sintered body and a thermoelectric conversion material. The sintered body comprises a manganese-based oxide as a main component, further comprises an oxide A wherein the oxide A represents one or more members selected from among nickel oxides, copper oxide and zinc oxide, and has a relative density of 80% or more and 90% or less. | 02-03-2011 |
20110031451 | SINTERED BODY, AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL - Disclosed are a sintered body and a thermoelectric conversion material. The sintered body comprises a manganese-based oxide as a main component, and further comprises an oxide A wherein the oxide A represents one or more members selected from among nickel oxides, copper oxide and zinc oxide, and a metal M wherein the metal M represents one or more members selected from among Pd, Ag, Pt and Au. | 02-10-2011 |
20110284523 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE - There is provided a method for manufacturing a thermoelectric conversion module that allows adhesiveness between a thermoelectric conversion element and an electrode to be further increased. It is a method for manufacturing a thermoelectric conversion module | 11-24-2011 |
20120097206 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT - The invention provides a thermoelectric conversion module and a thermoelectric conversion element. The thermoelectric conversion module comprises a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements and a plurality of electrodes, wherein each of the thermoelectric conversion elements is made of a sintered body containing a thermoelectric conversion material and a conductive metal, has two faces, and satisfies the following condition (a) or (b): (a) each thermoelectric conversion element is electrically connected to an electrode via one face without a joint and is electrically connected to another electrode via the other face with a joint, (b) each thermoelectric conversion element is electrically connected to an electrode via one face without a joint and is electrically connected to another electrode via the other face without a joint. | 04-26-2012 |