Thermoelectric conversion element and manufacturing method for same
US-2015194587-A1 · Jul 9, 2015 · US
Thermoelectric conversion element and method for manufacturing the same
US9306153B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9306153-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314425188-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | Sep 12, 2012 |
| Publication date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
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A thermoelectric conversion element includes a magnetic layer which has a component magnetized in an in-plane direction, an electromotive layer which includes a material with spin orbit coupling, and a spin injection layer. The spin injection layer is provided between the magnetic layer and the electromotive layer and magnetically coupled to both the magnetic layer and the electromotive layer. A magnetic moment per unit volume of the spin injection layer is smaller than the magnetic moment per unit volume of the magnetic layer.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A thermoelectric conversion element including a magnetic layer which has a component magnetized in an in-plane direction, an electromotive layer which includes a material with spin orbit coupling, and a spin injection layer which is provided between the magnetic layer and the electromotive layer and magnetically coupled to both the magnetic layer and the electromotive layer, wherein a magnetic moment per unit volume of the spin injection layer is smaller than a magnetic moment per unit volume of the magnetic layer. 2. The thermoelectric conversion element described in claim 1 wherein the spin injection layer is made of an antiferromagnetic material. 3. The thermoelectric conversion element described in claim 1 wherein the spin injection layer is made of a ferri-magnetic material. 4. The thermoelectric conversion element described in claim 1 , wherein at least one of an up-spin density and a down-spin density of the spin injection layer is greater than a corresponding spin density of the magnetic layer. 5. The thermoelectric conversion element described in claim 1 wherein the magnetic layer is made of a ferromagnetic metal and the spin injection layer is made of an insulating material. 6. A method for manufacturing a thermoelectric conversion element comprising a step in which a magnetic layer which has a component magnetized in an in-plane direction is formed, a step in which an electromotive layer which includes a material with spin orbit coupling is formed, and a step in which a spin injection layer is formed, wherein the spin injection layer is formed between the magnetic layer and the electromotive layer and magnetically coupled to both the magnetic layer and the electromotive layer and a magnetic moment per unit volume of the spin injection layer is smaller than the magnetic moment per unit volume of the magnetic layer.
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- What does patent US9306153B2 cover?
- A thermoelectric conversion element includes a magnetic layer which has a component magnetized in an in-plane direction, an electromotive layer which includes a material with spin orbit coupling, and a spin injection layer. The spin injection layer is provided between the magnetic layer and the electromotive layer and magnetically coupled to both the magnetic layer and the electromotive layer. …
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- Nec Corp
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- Primary CPC classification H01L43/04. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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