Grain oriented ceramics, thermoelectric conversion element and production process thereof

   
   

Grain oriented ceramics constituted of a polycrystalline body of a layered cobaltite in which a {001} plane of each grain constituting the polycrystalline body has an average orientation degree of 50% or more by the Lotgering's method. In this case, the layered cobaltite is preferably a layered calcium cobaltite expressed by the following general formula: {(Ca.sub.1-x A.sub.x).sub.2 CoO.sub.3 +.alpha.} (CoO.sub.2 +.beta.)y (where A represents one or more elements selected among an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal and Bi, 0.ltoreq..times..ltoreq.0.3, 0.5.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.2.0, and 0.85.ltoreq.{3+.alpha.+(2+.beta.)y}/(3+2y).ltoreq.1.15). Such grain oriented ceramics are obtained by molding a mixture of the first powder constituted of a Co(OH).sub.2 platelike powder and the second powder constituted of CaCO.sub.3 and the like such that a developed plane of the platelike powder is oriented, and by heating the green body at a predetermined temperature.

El grano orientó la cerámica constituida de un cuerpo polycrystalline de un cobaltite acodado en el cual el plano de a {001} de cada grano que constituye el cuerpo polycrystalline tiene un grado medio de la orientación de el 50% o más por el método del Lotgering. En este caso, el cobaltite acodado es preferiblemente un cobaltite acodado del calcio expresado por el fórmula general siguiente: {(Ca.sub.1-x A.sub.x).sub.2 CoO.sub.3 +.alpha.} (CoO.sub.2 +.beta.)y (donde A representa unos o más elementos seleccionados entre un metal alcalino, un alkaline-earth-metal y un BI, 0.ltoreq..times..ltoreq.0.3, 0.5.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.2.0, y 0.85.ltoreq.{3+.alpha.+(2+.beta.)y}/(3+2y).ltoreq.1.15). Tal cerámica orientada grano es obtenida moldeando una mezcla del primer polvo constituido de un polvo del platelike Co(OH).sub.2 y del segundo polvo constituido de CaCO.sub.3 y de los similares tales que un plano desarrollado del polvo del platelike está orientado, y calentando el cuerpo verde en una temperatura predeterminada.

 
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