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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
May. 06, 2021
Applicant:
Micropower Global Limited, Tortola, VG;
Inventors:
Cameron N. Paiga, Kyle, TX (US);
Aruna R. Dedigama, San Marcos, TX (US);
Alan H. Henderson, Austin, TX (US);
Thomas E. Zirkle, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
MICROPOWER GLOBAL LIMITED, Tortola, VG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 10/17 (2023.01); H10N 10/82 (2023.01); H10N 10/852 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10N 10/17 (2023.02); H10N 10/82 (2023.02); H10N 10/852 (2023.02);
Abstract
A thermoelectric element can comprise a thermoelectric body and a multi-layer contact structure. The multi-layer contact structure can contain a first metal layer overlying a surface of the thermoelectric body and a second metal layer directly overlying the first metal layer, wherein the first metal layer and the second metal layer include the same metal, and the first metal layer has a different phase than the second metal layer.