TY - JOUR
T1 - Wearable Thermoelectric Generators: Materials, Structures, Fabrications, and Applications
AU - Liu, Jin
AU - Liu, Qiutong
AU - Lin, Shuping
AU - Leung, Man Yui
AU - Ma, Yuan
AU - Tao, Xiaoming
N1 - Funding Information:
The work has been supported by Research Grants Council, Hong Kong (grant nos.: 15202020E, 15201419E) and Endowed Profess Fund of Hong Kong Polytechnic University (grant no.: 847A). The work was partially supported by the Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (grant no.: P0039253)
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/7
Y1 - 2023/7
N2 - Wearable thermoelectric generators are solid-state devices that produce electric energy by harvesting thermal energy from human body or environments. They normally work at relatively mild temperatures that are suitable for human, being light, compact, deformable to the 3D surface, safe to human and environment, comfortable, durable, and cost-effective. As the potential power suppliers for wearable or mobile microelectronic systems, they have attracted considerable attention. Herein, a critical overview and review of the state-of-the-art wearable thermoelectric generators are presented, covering their operational principles, functional and structural materials, device structures, fabrication processes, and potential applications. Also theoretical aspects of their working mechanisms are included and the scientific and practical challenges are discussed.
AB - Wearable thermoelectric generators are solid-state devices that produce electric energy by harvesting thermal energy from human body or environments. They normally work at relatively mild temperatures that are suitable for human, being light, compact, deformable to the 3D surface, safe to human and environment, comfortable, durable, and cost-effective. As the potential power suppliers for wearable or mobile microelectronic systems, they have attracted considerable attention. Herein, a critical overview and review of the state-of-the-art wearable thermoelectric generators are presented, covering their operational principles, functional and structural materials, device structures, fabrication processes, and potential applications. Also theoretical aspects of their working mechanisms are included and the scientific and practical challenges are discussed.
KW - application
KW - fabrication
KW - structural design
KW - thermoelectric materials
KW - wearable thermoelectric generators
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U2 - 10.1002/pssr.202200502
DO - 10.1002/pssr.202200502
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85148359374
SN - 1862-6254
VL - 17
JO - Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters
JF - Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters
IS - 7
M1 - 2200502
ER -