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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/528 ; H01L 3/530 ; H01L 3/508 ; H01L 3/520 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/528 ; H01L 3/530 ; H01L 3/508 ; H01L 3/520 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a thermoelectric module, comprising a plurality of p-type thermoelectric elements each comprising a p-type semiconductor having a skutterdite crystal structure, a plurality of n-type thermoelectric elements each comprising a n-type semiconductor having a skutterdite crystal structure, at least one first electrode, at least one second electrode, at least one first alloy layer and at least one second alloy layer, wherein said at least one first alloy layer and said at least one second alloy layer contain Sb and at least one transition metal element selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au and Cu.