US 12,274,171 B2
Thermoelectric element
Myoung Seok Sung, Seoul (KR); and Tae Hee Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG INNOTEK CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG INNOTEK CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Feb. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/443,637.
Application 18/443,637 is a continuation of application No. 16/482,522, granted, now 11,937,506, previously published as PCT/KR2018/001590, filed on Feb. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2017-0016094 (KR), filed on Feb. 6, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0188442 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H10N 10/82 (2023.01); H10N 10/01 (2023.01); H10N 10/17 (2023.01); H10N 10/852 (2023.01)
CPC H10N 10/82 (2023.02) [H10N 10/01 (2023.02); H10N 10/17 (2023.02); H10N 10/852 (2023.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A thermoelectric element comprising:
a first substrate;
a first electrode disposed on the first substrate;
a single semiconductor structure disposed on the first electrode;
a second electrode disposed on the single semiconductor structure,
wherein an entirety of the single semiconductor structure is a single leg disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode;
a second substrate disposed on the second electrode; and
a terminal electrode disposed on the second substrate,
wherein the second substrate includes a first surface facing the second electrode, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a through hole passing through the first surface and the second surface, and
wherein a ratio of a width of the through hole to a distance between the terminal electrode and the second electrode closest to the terminal electrode is 0.4:1 to 0.6:1.