THERMOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THERMOELECTRIC GENERATING ELEMENT

摘要

A thermoelectric generating element disclosed in the present application comprises: a first electrode (E1) and a second electrode (E2) arranged opposite each other; and a laminated body (10L) having a first principal surface and a second principal surface, and a first end surface (25) and a second end surface (27) which are located between the first principal surface and the second principal surface and electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode respectively. The laminated body has a structure wherein a first layer made of a first material including metal and particles that have a lower heat conductivity than the metal and are dispersed in the metal, and a second layer made of a second material that has a higher Seebeck coefficient and lower heat conductivity than the first material are alternately laminated. The lamination planes between the plurality of first layers and plurality of second layers are inclined relative to the direction along which the first electrode and the second electrode face each other. A potential difference is generated between the first electrode and the second electrode due to a temperature difference between the first principal surface and the second principal surface.