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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2012
Radu M. Marinescu, Pointe-Claire, CA;
Arthur J. Barlow, Four Marks, GB;
Grigore D Huminic, Baie D'Urfe, CA;
Jin Han Ju, Kirkland, CA;
Hermann Karagoezoglu, Wiesbaden, DE;
Michael Ersoni, Saint-Laurent, CA;
Radu M. Marinescu, Pointe-Claire, CA;
Arthur J. Barlow, Four Marks, GB;
Grigore D Huminic, Baie D'Urfe, CA;
Jin Han Ju, Kirkland, CA;
Hermann Karagoezoglu, Wiesbaden, DE;
Michael Ersoni, Saint-Laurent, CA;
Excelitas Technologies Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Graphene-based thermopiles are provided. The graphene-based thermopiles may include thermocouples having one or more graphene strips that may be polarized to adjust their Seebeck coefficients. The polarized graphene strips may have larger Seebeck coefficients than the materials conventionally used in thermopile devices. As a result, the graphene-based thermopiles may generate large output voltages using fewer thermocouples than conventional thermopile devices.