THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL AND A THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT

摘要

A thermoelectric conversion material containing an electrically conductive polymer and a thermal excitation assist agent, wherein the thermal excitation assist agent is a compound that does not form a doping level in the electrically conductive polymer, an energy level of LUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) of the thermal excitation assist agent and an energy level of HOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital) of the electrically conductive polymer satisfy following numerical expression (I):;0.1 eV≦|HOMO of an electrically conductive polymer|−|LUMO of a thermal excitation assistant agent|≦1.9 eV;wherein, in numerical expression (I), |HOMO of an electrically conductive polymer| represents an absolute value of an energy level of HOMO of the electrically conductive polymer, and |LUMO of a thermal excitation assist agent| represents an absolute value of an energy level of LUMO of the thermal excitation assist agent, respectively.

主权项

1. A thermoelectric conversion material comprising an electrically conductive polymer and a thermal excitation assist agent, wherein the thermal excitation assist agent is a compound that does not form a doping level in the electrically conductive polymer, an energy level of LUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) of the thermal excitation assist agent and an energy level of HOMO (highest occupied molecular orbital) of the electrically conductive polymer satisfy following numerical expression (I):
0.1eV≦|HOMO of an electrically conductive polymer|−|LUMO of a thermal excitation assistant agent|≦1.9 eV  Numerical expression (I); wherein, in numerical expression (I), |HOMO of an electrically conductive polymer| represents an absolute value of an energy level of HOMO of the electrically conductive polymer, and |LUMO of a thermal excitation assist agent| represents an absolute value of an energy level of LUMO of the thermal excitation assist agent, respectively.