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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2009
Uttam Ghoshal, Austin, TX (US);
Ayan Guha, Austin, TX (US);
James Borak, Dale, TX (US);
SHEETAK INC., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
In various embodiments of the present invention, a thermoelectric device is provided. The thermoelectric device includes one or more thermoelements that transfer heat across the ends of the thermoelectric device. A method for creating the thermoelectric device includes forming a metal substrate, and etching one or more surfaces of the metal substrate to form etched portions. The unetched flat portions on the metal substrate are referred to as mesa cores. Thereafter, thermoelectric films are deposited on the one or more surfaces of the metal substrate. The deposition of the thermoelectric films on the mesa cores results in the formation of a thermoelement.