Thermoelectric element and method of making the same

US11825745B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROPOWER GLOBAL LIMITED · VG

Inventors

• Cameron N. Paiga · Kyle, US
• Aruna R. Dedigama · San Marcos, US
• Alan H. Henderson · Austin, US
• Thomas E. Zirkle · Tempe, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 6, 2021
• Grant date: Nov 21, 2023
• Expiry date: May 6, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10N10/852

Abstract

A thermoelectric element can comprise a thermoelectric body and a multi-layer contact structure. The multi-layer contact structure can contain a first metal layer overlying a surface of the thermoelectric body and a second metal layer directly overlying the first metal layer, wherein the first metal layer and the second metal layer include the same metal, and the first metal layer has a different phase than the second metal layer.