Patent ID: 9373771
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: C04B,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A p-type or n-type thermoelement for use in thermoelectric devices, the thermoelement comprising: a metal substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface, at least one of the first surface and the second surface comprising one or more grooved portions and one or more flat portions, wherein the one or more flat portions have a cross-section area that defines the electrical and thermal resistance of the thermoelement, and the one or more grooved portions have the form of a circular arc having a radius of about 100 micrometers; and one or more thermoelectric films, wherein at least one of the one or more thermoelectric films is provided on the metal substrate, wherein both the first surface and the second surface of the metal substrate comprise the one or more grooved portions and the one or more thermoelectric films, wherein the metal substrate is disposed between the one or more thermoelectric films of the first surface and the one or more thermoelectric films of the second surface such that the one or more thermoelectric films directly conform to the first surface and second surface, respectively.