THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a configuration and a manufacturing method wherein a reliable thermoelectric element is mass-produced at lower manufacturing cost. SOLUTION: Related to the thermoelectric element, thermoelectric semiconductor sheets 2 and 3 comprising P-type or N-type semiconductor and a heat/ electricity insulating material sheet 1 are laminated. Arbitrary P-type thermoelectric semiconductor 2 and N-type thermoelectric semiconductor 3 are electrically jointed in series at a thermoelectric element 5 end part, and if a temperature difference arises at each material end part, an electric power is caused. When a current is allowed to flow the thermoelectric elements jointed in series, a temperature difference is caused at each material end part.