公开(公告)号：US10672968B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US14805135

申请日：2015-07-21

Applicant: Analog Devices Global

Inventor： Patrick M. McGuinness ,  Helen Berney ,  Jane Cornett ,  William Alan Lane ,  Baoxing Chen

IPC: H01L35/32 ,  H01L35/18

Abstract: An embodiment of a thermoelectric device may include a plurality of thermoelectric cells disposed between first and second planes. Each of the thermoelectric cells may include a thermoelectric element formed from a thermoelectric material of a single semiconductor type, the thermoelectric element including a first end, a second end, and a portion extending from the first end to the second end, the portion extending from the first end to the second end including at least two surfaces that face each other; and at least one conductive element electrically connected to and extending away from the second end of the thermoelectric element toward the first end of the thermoelectric element of another thermoelectric cell. Each thermoelectric cell also may further include an insulating element disposed between the at least two surfaces of the thermoelectric element and between portions of the at least one conductive element.