scholarly journals A flexible micro-thermoelectric device from carbon nanotube-epitaxially grown (Bi,Sb)2Te3 nanocrystal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qun Jin ◽  
Yang Zhao ◽  
Xuehao Long ◽  
Song Jiang ◽  
Ziqiang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Management ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Thermoelectric Device ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Flexible Thermoelectric ◽  
Growth Approach ◽  
Average Figure

Abstract Flexible thermoelectric (TE) materials have attracted increasing interest due to their potential applications in energy harvesting and high-spatial-resolution thermal management. However, a high-performance flexible micro-TE device (TED) compatible with the modern electronics fabrication process has not yet been developed. Here we report a general van der Waals epitaxial growth approach to fabricating a freestanding and flexible hybrid comprised of single-wall carbon nanotubes and highly ordered (Bi,Sb)2Te3 nanocrystals. High power factors ranging from ~1,680 to ~1,020 µW m−1 K−2 in the temperature range of 300-480 K, combined with a strongly depressed thermal conductivity yield an average figure of merit of ~0.81. A prototype flexible micro-TED module consisting of two p-n hybrids was then fabricated, which demonstrated an unprecedented open circuit voltage of ~22.7 mV and a power density of ~0.36 W cm−2 under a ~30 K temperature difference, and a net cooling temperature of ~22.4 K and a heat absorption density of ~92.5 W cm−2.

Site-Specific and On-Demand High Heat-Flux Cooling Using Superlattice Based Thin-Film Thermoelectrics

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ihtesham Chowdhury ◽  
Ravi Prasher ◽  
Kelly Lofgreen ◽  
Sridhar Narasimhan ◽  
Ravi Mahajan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Thermal Management ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Heat ◽  
Thermoelectric Device ◽  
High Heat Flux ◽  
General Will ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Fully Integrated

We have recently reported the first ever demonstration of active cooling of hot-spots of >1 kW/cm2 in a packaged electronic chip using thin-film superlattice thermoelectric cooler (TEC) cooling technology [1]. In this paper, we provide a detailed account of both experimental and theoretical aspects of this technological demonstration and progress. We have achieved cooling of as much as 15°C at a location on the chip where the heat-flux is as high as ∼1300 W/cm2, with the help of a thin-film TEC integrated into the package. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of high heat-flux cooling with a thin-film thermoelectric device made from superlattices when it is fully integrated into a usable electronic package. Our results, which validate the concept of site-specific micro-scale cooling of electronics in general, will have significant potential for thermal management of future generations of microprocessors. Similar active thermal management could also be relevant for high-performance solid-state lasers and power electronic chips.

scholarly journals Fano-Resonance in Hybrid Metal-Graphene Metamaterial and Its Application as Mid-Infrared Plasmonic Sensor

Micromachines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianfa Zhang ◽  
Qilin Hong ◽  
Jinglan Zou ◽  
Yuwen He ◽  
Xiaodong Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fano Resonance ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Plasmonic Sensor ◽  
Resonance Strength ◽  
Mid Infrared ◽  
Graphene Layers ◽  
The Past ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Hybrid Metamaterial

Fano resonances in nanostructures have attracted widespread research interests in the past few years for their potential applications in sensing, switching and nonlinear optics. In this paper, a mid-infrared Fano resonance in a hybrid metal-graphene metamaterial is studied. The hybrid metamaterial consists of a metallic grid enclosing with graphene nanodisks. The Fano resonance arises from the coupling of graphene and metallic plasmonic resonances and it is sharper than plasmonic resonances in pure graphene nanostructures. The resonance strength can be enhanced by increasing the number of graphene layers. The proposed metamaterial can be employed as a high-performance mid-infrared plasmonic sensor with an unprecedented sensitivity of about 7.93 μm/RIU and figure of merit (FOM) of about 158.7.

Boundary Condition Effect on Thermoelectric Coefficients

2013 ◽  
Vol 743-744 ◽  
pp. 116-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun Lei Wang ◽  
Wen Bin Su ◽  
Hua Peng ◽  
Yuan Hu Zhu ◽  
Jian Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Thermoelectric Device ◽  
Chemical Potential Difference ◽  
Condition Effect ◽  
Physical Boundary

nfluence of physical boundary conditions on the thermoelectric transportation coefficients has been analyzed starting form Onsager equations. Four boundary conditions have been considered: electric short, i.e, the chemical potential difference is zero; electric open, or electric current free; isothermal, i.e., no temperature difference; adiabatic, or heat flux free. Four kinds of thermoelectric equations have been derived with different boundary conditions. It was found that the influence of boundary cannot be ignored when figure-of-merit is near and larger than 1.0. This results could be useful in designing thermoelectric device with high performance thermoelectric materials.

scholarly journals Realizing a 14% single-leg thermoelectric efficiency in GeTe alloys

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (19) ◽  
pp. eabf2738
Author(s):  
Zhonglin Bu ◽  
Xinyue Zhang ◽  
Bing Shan ◽  
Jing Tang ◽  
Hongxia Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Chemical Diffusion ◽  
Thermoelectric Device ◽  
Thermoelectric Efficiency ◽  
Good Service ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure

GeTe alloys have recently attracted wide attention as efficient thermoelectrics. In this work, a single-leg thermoelectric device with a conversion efficiency as high as 14% under a temperature gradient of 440 K was fabricated on the basis of GeTe-Cu2Te-PbSe alloys, which show a peak thermoelectric figure of merit (zT) > 2.5 and an average zT of 1.8 within working temperatures. The high performance of the material is electronically attributed to the carrier concentration optimization and thermally due to the strengthened phonon scattering, the effects of which all originate from the defects in the alloys. A design of Ag/SnTe/GeTe contact successfully enables both a prevention of chemical diffusion and an interfacial contact resistivity of 8 microhm·cm2 for the realization of highly efficient devices with a good service stability/durability. Not only the material’s high performance but also the device’s high efficiency demonstrated the extraordinariness of GeTe alloys for efficient thermoelectric waste-heat recovery.

scholarly journals Flexible thermoelectric films formed using integrated nanocomposites with single-wall carbon nanotubes and Bi2Te3 nanoplates via solvothermal synthesis

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayato Yabuki ◽  
Susumu Yonezawa ◽  
Rikuo Eguchi ◽  
Masayuki Takashiri
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Solvothermal Synthesis ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Nanocomposite Films ◽  
Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
High Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Single Wall Carbon ◽  
Maximum Power Factor ◽  
Flexible Thermoelectric

Abstract Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and Bi2Te3 nanoplates are very promising thermoelectric materials for energy harvesting. When these two materials are combined, the resulting nanocomposites exhibit high thermoelectric performance and excellent flexibility. However, simple mixing of these materials is not effective in realizing high performance. Therefore, we fabricated integrated nanocomposites by adding SWCNTs during solvothermal synthesis for the crystallization of Bi2Te3 nanoplates and prepared flexible integrated nanocomposite films by drop-casting. The integrated nanocomposite films exhibited high electrical conductivity and an n-type Seebeck coefficient owing to the low contact resistance between the nanoplates and SWCNTs. The maximum power factor was 1.38 μW/(cm K2), which was 23 times higher than that of a simple nanocomposite film formed by mixing SWCNTs during drop-casting, but excluding solvothermal synthesis. Moreover, the integrated nanocomposite films maintained their thermoelectric properties through 500 bending cycles.

scholarly journals Fabrication of PEDOT:PSS/Ag2Se Nanowires for Polymer-Based Thermoelectric Applications

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 2932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dabin Park ◽  
Minsu Kim ◽  
Jooheon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Composite Film ◽  
Thermoelectric Power ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Casting Method ◽  
Thermoelectric Power Factor ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Flexible Thermoelectric

Flexible Ag2Se NW/PEDOT:PSS thermoelectric composite films with different Ag2Se contents (10, 20, 30, 50, 70, and 80 wt.%) are fabricated. The Ag2Se nanowires are first fabricated with solution mixing. After that, Ag2Se NW/PEDOT:PSS composite film was fabricated using a simple drop-casting method. To evaluate the potential applications of the Ag2Se NW/PEDOT:PSS composite, their thermoelectric properties are analyzed according to their Ag2Se contents, and strategies for maximizing the thermoelectric power factor are discussed. The maximum room-temperature power factor of composite film (178.59 μW/m·K2) is obtained with 80 wt.% Ag2Se nanowires. In addition, the composite film shows outstanding durability after 1000 repeat bending cycles. This work provides an important strategy for the fabrication of high-performance flexible thermoelectric composite films, which can be extended to other inorganic/organic composites and will certainly promote their development and thermoelectric applications.

scholarly journals Conductive PEDOT: PSS-Based Organic/Inorganic Flexible Thermoelectric Films and Power Generators

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 210
Author(s):  
Dabin Park ◽  
Minsu Kim ◽  
Jooheon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Composite Film ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Precursor Solution ◽  
Thermoelectric Device ◽  
Power Generators ◽  
Conductive Composite Film ◽  
Flexible Thermoelectric

We present a simple thermoelectric device that consists of a conductive poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS)-based inorganic/organic thermoelectric film with high thermoelectric performance. The PEDOT:PSS-coated Se NWs were first chemically synthesized in situ, and then mixed with an Ag precursor solution to produce the PEDOT:PSS-coated Ag2Se NWs. The PEDOT:PSS matrix was then treated with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) prior to the production of flexible PEDOT:PSS-coated Ag2Se NW/PEDOT:PSS composite films with various weight fractions of Ag2Se via a simple drop-casting method. The thermoelectric properties (Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity, and power factor) of the composite films were then analyzed. The composite film with 50 wt.% NWs exhibited the highest power factor of 327.15 μW/m·K2 at room temperature. The excellent flexibility of this composite film was verified by bending tests, in which the thermoelectric properties were reduced by only ~5.9% after 1000 bending cycles. Finally, a simple thermoelectric device consisting of five strips of the proposed composite film was constructed and was shown to generate a voltage of 7.6 mV when the temperature difference was 20 K. Thus, the present study demonstrates that that the combination of a chalcogenide and a conductive composite film can produce a high-performance flexible thermoelectric composite film.

2D/3D Perovskite Heterostructures for High Performance and High Open Circuit Voltage in Wide-Bandgap Perovskite Photovoltaics

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich W. Paetzold ◽  
Saba Gharibzadeh ◽  
Marius Jackoby ◽  
Tobias Abzieher ◽  
Somayeh Moghadamzadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Open Circuit Voltage ◽  
Wide Bandgap ◽  
Open Circuit

Electrochemical Deposition of Polypyrrole Nanostructures for Energy Applications: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 462-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrizia Bocchetta ◽  
Domenico Frattini ◽  
Miriana Tagliente ◽  
Filippo Selleri
Keyword(s):  
Lithium Batteries ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Chemical Parameters ◽  
Energy Devices ◽  
Energy Applications ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Template Free ◽  
Cathodic Polymerization

By collecting and analyzing relevant literature results, we demonstrate that the nanostructuring of polypyrrole (PPy) electrodes is a crucial strategy to achieve high performance and stability in energy devices such as fuel cells, lithium batteries and supercapacitors. In this critic and comprehensive review, we focus the attention on the electrochemical methods for deposition of PPy, nanostructures and potential applications, by analyzing the effect of different physico-chemical parameters, electro-oxidative conditions including template-based or template-free depositions and cathodic polymerization. Diverse interfaces and morphologies of polymer nanodeposits are also discussed.

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