Fabrication of Flexible Thermoelectric Thin Film Devices by Inkjet Printing

Small ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. 3551-3554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziyang Lu ◽  
Michael Layani ◽  
Xiaoxu Zhao ◽  
Li Ping Tan ◽  
Ting Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Inkjet Printing ◽  
Thermoelectric Thin Film ◽  
Flexible Thermoelectric ◽  
Thin Film Devices

A flexible thermoelectric film based on Bi2Te3 for wearable applications

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changxin Liu ◽  
Kaiyuan Zhao ◽  
Yuhang Fan ◽  
Yu Gao ◽  
Zhenghui Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Thermoelectric Devices ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Pdms Film ◽  
Cu Substrate ◽  
Text Type ◽  
Thermoelectric Thin Film ◽  
Flexible Thermoelectric

In recent years, with the development of the Internet of Things (IoT) and wearable technology, the research and exploration of thermoelectric materials have been greatly promoted. However, traditional thermoelectric materials are rigid and brittle. Thermoelectric devices made of these materials usually cannot be closely attached to the heat and cold sources that provide temperature differences, thus limiting the application of thermoelectric materials. Therefore, manufacturing new high-performance flexible thermoelectric devices is still a huge challenge. In this work, polyimide/copper (PI/Cu) substrate was deposited by electron deposition technology. The flexible thermoelectric thin film device was fabricated by bonding [Formula: see text]-type and [Formula: see text]-type bismuth telluride (Bi2Te[Formula: see text] slurries onto the PI/Cu substrate. Then, the PDMS film was coated on the device to make the device waterproof and oxidation resistant. The output voltage and maximum power of this device, at the temperature of 80 K, reach 97.5 mV and 60 uW, respectively. After 200 cycles of cyclic bending experiments, 90% high conductivity retention can be maintained. It demonstrates that the new flexible thermoelectric thin film has good flexibility and excellent stability. This work provides a simple method for the preparation of flexible thermoelectric thin films and opens up a new way for its application in the sensing equipment and wearable device of the IoT.

scholarly journals Fabrication and testing of thermoelectric thin film devices

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.V. Wagner ◽  
R.J. Foreman ◽  
L.J. Summers ◽  
T.W. Jr. Barbee ◽  
J.C. Farmer
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thermoelectric Thin Film ◽  
Thin Film Devices
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