| CPC H10N 10/17 (2023.02) | 11 Claims |
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1. A thermoelectric module comprising:
a first thermoelectric element including a first thermoelectric conversion layer and a first electrolyte layer sequentially stacked along a stacked direction;
a second thermoelectric element stacking the first thermoelectric element in the stacked direction, the second thermoelectric element including a second electrolyte layer and a second thermoelectric conversion layer sequentially stacked along the stacked direction;
a first current collector located between the first thermoelectric element and the second thermoelectric element in the stacked direction;
a second current collector in contact with the first thermoelectric element;
a first outer electrode connected to the first current collector; and
a second outer electrode connected to the second current collector,
wherein the first electrolyte layer and the second electrolyte layer face each other with the first current collector therebetween, and
wherein the first thermoelectric element and the second thermoelectric element are connected in parallel to each other, and
wherein the first thermoelectric conversion layer and the second thermoelectric conversion layer are not integrated with each other, and the first electrolyte layer and the second electrolyte layer are integrated with each other on a first edge of the first current collector.
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