US 12,035,629 B2
Thermoelectric conversion material, thermoelectric conversion element, thermoelectric conversion module, and optical sensor
Kotaro Hirose, Osaka (JP); Masahiro Adachi, Osaka (JP); Yoshiyuki Yamamoto, Osaka (JP); and Tsunehiro Takeuchi, Nagoya (JP)
Assigned to SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka (JP); and TOYOTA SCHOOL FOUNDATION, Nagoya (JP)
Appl. No. 17/631,495
Filed by Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka (JP); and Toyota School Foundation, Nagoya (JP)
PCT Filed Aug. 6, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/030154
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 31, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/039342, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-158253 (JP), filed on Aug. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0278263 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01L 35/32 (2006.01); C01B 19/00 (2006.01); C01G 5/00 (2006.01); G01J 5/12 (2006.01); H01L 35/16 (2006.01); H10N 10/17 (2023.01); H10N 10/852 (2023.01)
CPC H10N 10/852 (2023.02) [C01B 19/00 (2013.01); C01G 5/00 (2013.01); G01J 5/12 (2013.01); H10N 10/17 (2023.02)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A thermoelectric conversion material represented by a composition formula Ag2S(1-x)Sex,
x having a value of greater than 0.01 and smaller than 0.6.