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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2011
Applicant:
David L Carroll, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Inventor:
David L Carroll, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/32 (2006.01); H01L 35/22 (2006.01); H01L 27/16 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); H01L 35/26 (2006.01); H02S 10/10 (2014.01); H01L 35/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/16 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); H01L 35/14 (2013.01); H01L 35/22 (2013.01); H01L 35/26 (2013.01); H01L 35/32 (2013.01); H02S 10/10 (2014.12);
Abstract
In some embodiments, thermoelectric apparatus and various applications of thermoelectric apparatus are described herein. In some embodiments, a thermoelectric apparatus described herein comprises at least one p-type layer coupled to at least one n-type layer to provide a pn junction, and an insulating layer at least partially disposed between the p-type layer and the n-type layer, the p-type layer comprising a plurality of carbon nanoparticles and the n-type layer comprising a plurality of n-doped carbon nanoparticles.