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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thermoelectric conversion module capable of preventing the generation of distortion in a thermoelectric conversion material even when a temperature gradient is formed and having high durability. SOLUTION: The thermoelectric module 1 for converting a temperature gradient generated between a pair of heat transfer plates 11, 12 opposed to each other into electric energy is provided with a plurality of thermoelectric conversion materials 13 arranged between these heat transfer plates 11, 12, so that respective thermoelectric conversion materials 13 are extended from one heat transfer plate 11 to the other heat transfer plate 12. Both the end faces 131, 132 of two adjacent thermoelectric conversion materials 13 which are respectively turned to the different heat transfer plates 11, 12 are mutually connected through an electrode 17 consisting of a metal or alloy which is different from the thermoelectric conversion materials 13. Since the thermoelectric conversion module 1 can be constituted of one sort of thermoelectric conversion materials 13, the thermoelectric conversion module capable of reducing the generation of distortion or the like due to a thermal expansion difference which may be generated by the mixture of different sorts of materials and having high durability can be obtained. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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