Thin-film thermo-electric generator and fabrication method thereof
US9634221B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10N10/17
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a thin-film thermo-electric generator includes the steps of: forming two or more PN junctions each having a three-layer structure; forming a substrate which has a first side and an opposed second side; coupling the PN junctions at the first side of the substrate to define a first group of PN junctions at the first side of the substrate; and providing two electrodes that one of the electrodes is extracted from the first group of PN junctions. Accordingly, each of the PN junctions is formed by depositing an insulating thin-film layer between a P-type thermo-electric thin-film layer and a N-type thermo-electric thin-film layer.
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