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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
Applicants:
Chia-chan Hsu, Tainan, TW;
Chun-mu Chen, Hsinchu County, TW;
Shan-haw Chiou, Hsinchu County, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a thermoelectric material, a method for fabricating the same, and a thermoelectric module employing the same. The thermoelectric material is composed of ZnSbRe, wherein 0<x<0.02. Further, the thermoelectric module includes a first electrode, and a thermoelectric element, wherein the thermoelectric element includes the thermoelectric material composed of ZnSbReand contacts to the first electrode; and a second electrode contacting to the thermoelectric element, wherein the first and second electrodes are separated by the thermoelectric element.