Abstract
The present work highlights the progress in the field of flexible thermoelectric generator (f-TEGs) fabricated by 3-D printing strategy on the typing paper substrate. In this study, printable thermoelectric paste was developed. The dimension of each planer thermoelectric element is 30mm*4mm with a thickness of 50 μm for P-type Bismuth Tellurium (Bi2Te3)-based/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) leg. A single thermoleg with this dimension can generate a voltage of 5.38 mV at a temperature difference of 70 K. The calculated Seebeck Coefficient of a single thermoleg is 76.86 μV/K. This work demonstrates that low-cost printing technology is promising for the fabrication of f-TEGs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1691-1697 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | MRS Advances |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 30 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 6 Jun 2019 |
Keywords
- 3D printing
- flexible
- semiconducting
- thermoelectricity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanics of Materials
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics