| 摘要 |
The purpose of the invention is to provide a thermoelectric power generation body capable of generating power not only from solar heat and geothermal heat but also from a heat source of medium or low temperature which has been impossible to be utilized by the conventional art, with high thermal efficiency. The thermoelectric power generation body of the present invention is composed of a solid layer of fine particles of sulfide semiconductor having a relatively small band gap coagulated in a state moist with water, a solidified redox reaction system adjoining to the one plane of the solid layer and generating lower reaction potential on the vacuum basis and an anode adjoining to the outer side of the system, and a cathode adjoining to the opposite plane of the solid layer and generating higher reaction potential in a equilibrating reaction state. The reaction potential difference liberate the thermally excited carriers between bands, further gives energy for violating the equilibrium to enable the carriers to do work against the outside. As the solidified redox reaction system has no fluidity, the corrosion of cathode does not occur, which contribute to the compactness of the construction, persistency of output, and easiness of maintenance of the thermoelectric power generation body. |
