Patent ID: 9608188
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: H01L

Claim:
1. A thermoelectric device including: a thermoelectric material including a p-type or n-type material and first and second caps respectively including first and second cap materials respectively disposed on either side of the p-type or n-type material, the first and second cap materials each respectively including an independently selected transition metal, the thermoelectric material being formed by co-sintering a powder precursor of the first cap material, a powder precursor of the p-type or n-type material, and a powder precursor of the second cap material in a sintering die, wherein a particle size ratio of the powder precursor of the p-type or n-type material to the powder precursors of the first and second cap materials is in the range of approximately 1:1 to approximately 1:50; and an electrical connector, at least one of the first and second caps of the thermoelectric material being coupled to the electrical connector.