Thermoelectric element, thermoelectric device, and method for forming thermoelectric element
US11527694B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 18, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB82Y30/00
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A thermoelectric element to convert thermal energy into electrical energy includes a first electrode part, a second electrode part having a different work function than the first electrode part and arranged at a distance from the first electrode part, on a same surface of a substrate as the first electrode part, and a middle part provided between the first electrode part and the second electrode part.
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