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Brooks O'Quinn

Rama Venkatasubramanian

Edward P Siivola

Thomas Colpitts

Pratima V Addepalli

Randall G Alley

Kip D Coonley

John Posthill

Anil J Reddy

Michael Puchan

Mary Napier

A method of forming a thermoelectric device may include forming a first electrically conductive trace, and bonding a thermoelectric element to the first electrically conductive trace. After bonding the thermoelectric element to the first electrically conductive trace, a metal post may be formed on the thermoelectric element so that the thermoelectric element is between the first electrically conductive trace and the metal post. After forming the metal post, the metal post may be bonded to a second electrically conductive trace so that the metal post is between the second electrically conductive trace and the thermoelectric element. Other related methods and structures are also discussed.

Methods of forming thermoelectric devices including conductive posts and/or different solder materials and related methods and structures

A structure, system and method for controlling a temperature of a heat generating device in a solid medium, wherein heat is extracted from the medium into at least one heat extraction device, the heat extraction device dissipates heat into an environment apart from the medium by a heat sink thermally coupled to the heat extraction device; and heat from the medium is dissipated into the heat sink by a first thermal interface material thermally coupling the heat sink to the medium.

Thin film thermoelectric devices for hot-spot thermal management in microprocessors and other electronics

A thermoelectric device having at least one unipolar couple element () including two legs () of a same electrical conductivity type. A first-temperature stage () is connected to one of the two legs. A second-temperature stage () is connected across the legs of the at least one unipolar couple element. A third-temperature stage () is connected to the other of the two legs. Methods for cooling an object and for thermoelectric power conversion utilize the at least one unipolar couple element to respectively cool an object and produce electrical power.

Trans-thermoelectric device

A thermoelectric structure and device including at least first and second material systems having different lattice constants and interposed in contact with each other, and a physical interface at which the at least first and second material systems are joined with a lattice mismatch and at which structural integrity of the first and second material systems is substantially maintained. The at least first and second material systems have a charge carrier transport direction normal to the physical interface and preferably periodically arranged in a superlattice structure.

Phonon-blocking, electron-transmitting low-dimensional structures

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