the top plate is disposed in spaced relation above the bottom plate the bottom and top plates may have a generally orthogonal configuration and may be fabricated from any rigid material such as ceramic material the bottom plate and top plate are configured to provide thermal contact between a heat sink and a heat source such that a temperature gradient may be developed across the alternating n type and p type thermoelectric legs the bottom plate may be thermally connected to the air surrounding a user and the top plate may be thermally connected to the skin of a user each one of the foil segments may have a front substrate surface and a back substrate surface opposing the front substrate surface the foil segments are arranged such that the back substrate surface of a foil segment faces the front substrate surface of an adjacent foil segment the spaced alternating n type and p type thermoelectric legs may be disposed in parallel arrangement to each other on the front substrate surface each of the n type and p type thermoelectric legs may be formed of a thermoelectric material generally having a thickness in the range of from about 5 microns u03bcm to about 100 u03bcm with a preferable thickness of about 7 u03bcm the front substrate surface may have a surface roughness that is smoother than that of the back substrate surface in order to enhance the repeatability of forming the n type and p type thermoelectric legs on the front substrate surface a p type and n type thermoelectric leg pair makes up a thermocouple of the thermoelectric generator the width.