THERMOELECTRIC CONVERTER ELEMENT AND CONDUCTIVE MEMBER FOR THERMOELECTRIC CONVERTER ELEMENT

摘要

Disclosed is a low-cost thermoelectric converter element which is not decreased in electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity even under high temperature conditions. Specifically disclosed is a thermoelectric converter element (10) which is characterized by comprising a single element composed of a sintered cell (15) and a pair of electrodes (14) respectively attached to a heating surface which is one surface of the sintered cell (15) and a cooling surface which is a surface opposite to the heating surface, a conductive member (11) for electrical connection with an electrode other than the electrodes (14), and a metal layer (12) composed of at least one of gold and platinum.  The thermoelectric converter element (10) is also characterized in that an electrode (14) of the single element is electrically connected with the conductive member (11) through the metal layer (12).