PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FINE THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT

摘要

The present invention is a method for producing, on a substrate, a fine thermoelectric element comprising a fine structure of a thermoelectric material constituted of crystals oriented in the same direction, the method for producing a fine thermoelectric element being characterized by charging a required amount of a raw material to a processed groove in a substrate, placing a lid on the substrate, sealing the substrate and lid within a sealed vessel, heating the material at a temperature greater than or equal to the melting point of it and less than the boiling point of it while applying centrifugal force in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the groove bottom of the processed groove in the substrate, to bring the molten material into tight contact with the processed groove in the substrate, and cooling the material to obtain a thermoelectric material constituted of crystals oriented in the same direction, and the present invention is the fine thermoelectric element thus produced, and can provide a method for producing a fine thermoelectric element, the fine thermoelectric element thus produced, and a product thereof.