NOVELTY - A thermoelectric device comprises first and second thermoelectric elements, each including a first conductive material, a first semiconductive material adjacent to and contacting the first conductive material at a first edge, a second conductive material within and contacting the first semiconductive material, and a third conductive material adjacent to and contacting the first semiconductive material at a second edge.    USE - For use as thermoelectric cooler, thermoelectric heater or thermoelectric generator.    ADVANTAGE - The thermoelectric device has controlled electrical current flow.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A thermoelectric device comprises first and second thermoelectric elements, each including a first conductive material, a first semiconductive material adjacent to and contacting the first conductive material at a first edge, a second conductive material within and contacting the first semiconductive material, and a third conductive material adjacent to and contacting the first semiconductive material at a second edge. The third conductive material of first thermoelectric element and the first conductive material of second thermoelectric element are in electrical contact so that current flows between them. The effective electrical resistance between the first and third conductive materials of each thermoelectric element is controllably reduced below the effective series electrical resistances of the respective first semiconductive materials by design of the respective second conductive elements as electrical current flows from the respective first conductive materials and the respective third conductive materials. The associated Joule heating of each thermoelectric element is reduced between the first and third conductive materials as electrical current flows between them. Peltier cooling and Peltier heating counteract each other within the second conductive materials of each thermoelectric element as electrical current flows through, so that heat is exchanged between the first and third conductive materials of each thermoelectric element creating a temperature differential between them as electrical current flows through each thermoelectric element and between the first and second thermoelectric elements.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows thermoelectric device structure and thermoelectric thermal leg.    Insulator (261)    Semiconductive material areas (262, 263)    Electrical currents (264a, 264b)    Conductive material areas (266, 266a-266c)