Quantum well thermoelectric material on organic substrate
Patent 6096965 Issued on August 1, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: 
November 13, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
November 13, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesSuperlattice quantum well thermoelectric material Superlattice quantum well material Patent #: 5550387 InventorsApplicationNo. 192098 filed on 11/13/1998US Classes:136/201, Processes136/203, Peltier effect device136/205, Electric power generator136/239, Group IV element containing (C, Si, Ti, Ge, Zr, Sn, Hf, Pb)252/62.3T, Thermoelectric257/14Quantum wellExaminersPrimary: Gorgos, KathrynAssistant: Parsons, Thomas H. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH01L 035/00AbstractThermoelectric elements for use in a thermoelectric device. The thermoelectric elements have a very large number of alternating layers of semiconductor material deposited on a very thin organic substrate. The layers of semiconductor material alternate between barrier semiconductor material and conducting semiconductor material creating quantum wells within the thin layers of conducting semiconductor material. The conducting semiconductor material is doped to create conducting properties. The substrate preferably should be very thin, a very good thermal and electrical insulator with good thermal stability and strong and flexible. | |
