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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2004
Applicants:
Larry C. Olsen, Richland, WA (US);
John G. Desteese, Kennewick, WA (US);
Peter M. Martin, Kennewick, WA (US);
John W. Johnston, Yakima, WA (US);
Timothy J. Peters, Richland, WA (US);
Inventors:
Larry C. Olsen, Richland, WA (US);
John G. DeSteese, Kennewick, WA (US);
Peter M. Martin, Kennewick, WA (US);
John W. Johnston, Yakima, WA (US);
Timothy J. Peters, Richland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/30 (2006.01); H01L 35/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/30 (2013.01); H01L 35/08 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract
High performance thin film thermoelectric couples and methods of making the same are disclosed. Such couples allow fabrication of at least microwatt to watt-level power supply devices operating at voltages greater than one volt even when activated by only small temperature differences.