Method for forming thermoelectric element using electrolytic etching

AI Boukai, DW Tham, H Liang - US Patent 9,263,662, 2016 - Google Patents
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Thermoelectric smartwatch

AI Boukai, DW Tham, H Liang, EC Hale… - US Patent App. 29 …, 2018 - Google Patents
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a thermoelectric smartwatch in accordance with the
present design; FIG. 2 is a front view of the thermoelectric smartwatch; FIG. 3 is a back view …

Thermoelectric devices and systems

AI Boukai, DW Tham, H Liang, EC Hale… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
The present disclosure provides wearable electronic devices with thermoelectric devices.
The wearable electronic device may comprise a user interface for displaying information to a …

Nanophononic metamaterials

MI Hussein, BL Davis - US Patent 9,417,465, 2016 - Google Patents
Nanophononic metamaterials and methods for reducing ther mal conductivity in at least
partially crystalline base material are provided, such as forthermoelectric energy conversion …

Systems and methods for forming thermoelectric devices

AI Boukai, DW Tham - US Patent 10,205,080, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method for forming a thermoelectric element for use in a thermoelectric
device comprises providing a mask adjacent to a substrate, the mask comprising a …

Phononic structures and related devices and methods

S Mitrovic, JK Yu, JR Heath - US Patent 9,595,653, 2017 - Google Patents
Phononic structures, devices related to phononic structures, and methods related to
fabrication of the phononic structures are described. The phononic structure can include a …

Systems and methods for forming thermoelectric devices

AI Boukai, DW Tham, A Hopkins - US Patent 9,515,246, 2016 - Google Patents
A vapor phase method for forming a thermoelectric element comprises providing a substrate
in a reaction space, the substrate including a pattern of a metallic material adjacent to the …

Methods for forming thermoelectric elements

AI Boukai, DW Tham - US Patent 10,003,004, 2018 - Google Patents
The present disclosure provides a method for forming a thermoelectric device, comprising
providing a semiconductor substrate and providing a first layer of an etching material …

Metallic nanomesh

Z Ren, T Sun, C Guo - US Patent 9,899,117, 2018 - Google Patents
A transparent flexible nanomesh having at least one conductive element and sheet
resistance less than 300Ω/□ when stretched to a strain of 200% in at least one direction …

Two dimensional meta-material windows

KJ Alvine, BE Bernacki - US Patent 10,725,208, 2020 - Google Patents
Conductive nanoshells are oriented so as to redirect incident radiation as a function of
wavelength. Nanoshells can be formed on templates such as nanospheres or gratings and …