1. Date of download: 6/22/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Joule Heat Welding of Thin Platinum and Tungsten Wires and the Thermoelectric Effects Around Bi- Metal Junctions J. Micro Nano-Manuf. 2013;1(2):024501-024501-4. doi:10.1115/1.4024082 An example of Joule heat welding for thin Pt and W wires. (a) Before current supply. (b) After current supply. The inset shows the details of region A in (b). Figure Legend:

2. Date of download: 6/22/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Joule Heat Welding of Thin Platinum and Tungsten Wires and the Thermoelectric Effects Around Bi- Metal Junctions J. Micro Nano-Manuf. 2013;1(2):024501-024501-4. doi:10.1115/1.4024082 (a) Setup for fabricating the thermoelectric elements. (b) SEM micrograph of thin W wire (5 μm). (c) Thin Pt wire (5 μm) covered with Ag (75 μm) and thick W wire (20 μm) on an electrode chip. Here the thin Pt wire and thick W wire are electrically isolated by a gap between the electrodes. (d) Magnified view of B in (c) showing the thin Pt wire (5 μm). Figure Legend:

3. Date of download: 6/22/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Joule Heat Welding of Thin Platinum and Tungsten Wires and the Thermoelectric Effects Around Bi- Metal Junctions J. Micro Nano-Manuf. 2013;1(2):024501-024501-4. doi:10.1115/1.4024082 (a) An example of a fabricated thermoelectric element (TE-A). (b) Magnified view of C in (a) showing the detail around the Pt/W junction. Figure Legend:

4. Date of download: 6/22/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Joule Heat Welding of Thin Platinum and Tungsten Wires and the Thermoelectric Effects Around Bi- Metal Junctions J. Micro Nano-Manuf. 2013;1(2):024501-024501-4. doi:10.1115/1.4024082 Experimental circuits for observing (a) Seebeck effect and (b) Peltier effect Figure Legend:

5. Date of download: 6/22/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Joule Heat Welding of Thin Platinum and Tungsten Wires and the Thermoelectric Effects Around Bi- Metal Junctions J. Micro Nano-Manuf. 2013;1(2):024501-024501-4. doi:10.1115/1.4024082 Confirmation of the Seebeck effect. (a) Relationships between V 12 and I H. (b) Relationships between V 12 versus ΔT. Figure Legend:

6. Date of download: 6/22/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Joule Heat Welding of Thin Platinum and Tungsten Wires and the Thermoelectric Effects Around Bi- Metal Junctions J. Micro Nano-Manuf. 2013;1(2):024501-024501-4. doi:10.1115/1.4024082 Confirmation of the Peltier effect (a) ΔT versus I T (b) ΔT CCW − ΔT CW versus I T Figure Legend: