Patent ID: 8779276
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A thermoelectric device, comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate, and a plurality of pairs of semiconducting members sandwiched between said first and second substrate, each pair of semiconducting members consisting of an electron conducting member and of a hole conducting member, wherein said electron conducting member and said hole conducting member comprise an organic n-type semiconducting material and an organic p-type semiconducting material, respectively, wherein, in each pair, said electron conducting member and said hole conducting member contact each other, wherein on said first substrate, a first subset of said plurality of pairs of semiconducting members are arranged in a first pattern such that said pairs are spaced apart from each other by a first set of gaps between said pairs on said first substrate, and wherein on said second substrate, a second subset of said plurality of pairs of semiconducting members are arranged in a second pattern such that said pairs are spaced apart from each other by a second set of gaps between said pairs on said second substrate, wherein said first pattern and said second pattern are complementary to each other, such that, when said first and second substrates are arranged opposite each other with said first and second subsets facing each other, electrical contacts between neighboring pairs of said first subset are established by pairs of said second subset, and electrical contacts between neighboring pairs of said second subset are established by pairs of said first subset.