公开(公告)号：US20230413671A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-21

申请号：US17874863

申请日：2022-07-27

Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation

Inventor： Kazuaki Yazawa ,  Na Lu ,  Yining Feng

IPC: H10N10/17 ,  H10N10/01 ,  H10N10/82 ,  H10N10/852

CPC classification number: H10N10/17 ,  H10N10/01 ,  H10N10/82 ,  H10N10/852

Abstract: A thin-film thermoelectric generator including flexible base film substrate having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Thermoelectric (TE) elements are located on the base film substrate. The TE elements arranged in columns oriented along the longitudinal direction of the base film substrate and rows oriented along the transverse direction of the base film substrate. Line grooves are located between at least portion of the rows of the TE elements and extending across the base film substrate in the transverse direction to provide flexibility to the thin-film thermoelectric generator.