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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Matrix Industries, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Akram I. Boukai, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Douglas W. Tham, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Haifan Liang, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
MATRIX INDUSTRIES, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/32 (2006.01); H01L 35/34 (2006.01); H01L 35/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/32 (2013.01); H01L 35/22 (2013.01); H01L 35/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a thermoelectric element comprising a flexible semiconductor substrate having exposed surfaces with a metal content that is less than about 1% as measured by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and a figure of merit (ZT) that is at least about 0.25, wherein the flexible semiconductor substrate has a Young's Modulus that is less than or equal to about 1×10pounds per square inch (psi) at 25° C.