Tellurium nanowire arrays-based nanogenerators for thermal energy harvesting
Journal
ECS Transactions
Journal Volume
72
Journal Issue
6
ISBN
9781607687160
Date Issued
2016-01-01
Author(s)
Li, Y. C.
Abstract
Thermoelectric devices are effective in harvesting energy from waste heat with a temperature difference relative to the environment, which can be applied in vehicles, aircrafts, and power plants. In our research, we developed a thin, light-weight, and flexible thermoelectric nanogenerator based on the nanocomposite of Te/Ag2Te nanowire arrays and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS). The Seebeck coefficient of the nanocomposite was determined to be 130 μV/K. A linear relationship between the output voltage and the temperature difference across the thermoelectric nanogenerator was observed. Not only for the purpose of energy harvesting, the thermoelectric nanogenerator can also function as a self-powered sensor for water temperature measurement.
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Type
conference paper