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US 2019/0097113 A1Published application
Thermoelectric device and manufacturing method therefor
AssigneeLG Innotek Co., Ltd.
InventorTAE HEE KIM
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Abstract
A thermoelectric device and a manufacturing method thereof according to one embodiment of the present invention are disclosed. The thermoelectric device includes a plurality of upper electrodes and a plurality of lower electrodes, and an N-type thermoelectric material and a P-type thermoelectric material which are electrically connected, alternately arranged between the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes, and obliquely disposed on the lower electrode.
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A thermoelectric device comprising:
- a plurality of upper electrodes and a plurality of lower electrodes;
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- an N-type thermoelectric material and a P-type thermoelectric material that are electrically connected and alternately interposed between the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes,
- wherein the N-type thermoelectric material and the P-type thermoelectric material are obliquely disposed on the lower electrode.
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A method of manufacturing a thermoelectric device, comprising:
- forming a sacrificial layer on a substrate;
- forming lower electrodes on the sacrificial layer;
- forming a support layer configured to support an N-type thermoelectric material and a P-type thermoelectric material that are obliquely disposed on the lower electrodes such that the N-type thermoelectric material and the P-type thermoelectric material are alternately disposed on the lower electrodes;
- depositing the N-type thermoelectric material and the P-type thermoelectric material on the support layer;
- removing the substrate;
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- connecting upper electrodes to electrically connect the N-type thermoelectric material and the P-type thermoelectric material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.