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Title: Thermoelectric devices and applications for the same

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1241309
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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.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
Patent Number(s):
9,281,461
Application Number:
10/581,281
OSTI ID:
1241309
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2004 Dec 02
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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