Patent ID: 8525016
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A thermoelectric device comprising: a thermoelectric element including a layer of a thermoelectric material and having opposing first and second surfaces; a first metal pad on the first surface of the thermoelectric element; and a second metal pad on the second surface of the thermoelectric element, wherein the first and second metal pads are off-set in a first direction parallel with respect to the first and second surfaces of the thermoelectric element, wherein at least a portion of the first metal pad is non-overlapping with respect to the second metal pad in a second direction that is orthogonal with respect to the first and second surfaces of the thermoelectric element, and wherein at least a portion of the second metal pad is non-overlapping with respect to the first metal pad in the second direction; wherein a first axis in the second direction extends through the first pad and the first surface of the thermoelectric element, and wherein a second axis in the second direction extends through the second pad and the second surface of the thermoelectric element.