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Thin-films on cellulose paper to construct thermoelectric generator of promising power outputs suitable for low-grade heat recovery
Materials Today Communications, Volume: 29, Start page: 102738
Swansea University Authors:
Rafiq Mulla, Daniel Jones, Charlie Dunnill
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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2021.102738
Abstract
Here, cellulose paper-based thermoelectric generators packaged inside Kapton layers are fabricated that demonstrate enhanced physical stability and flexibility with impressive power outputs at low temperature heating. The work introduces a successful combination of copper iodide (CuI) and bismuth (B...
| Published in: | Materials Today Communications |
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| ISSN: | 2352-4928 |
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Elsevier BV
2021
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57692 |
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| Abstract: |
Here, cellulose paper-based thermoelectric generators packaged inside Kapton layers are fabricated that demonstrate enhanced physical stability and flexibility with impressive power outputs at low temperature heating. The work introduces a successful combination of copper iodide (CuI) and bismuth (Bi) coated cellulose papers, two non-toxic and simple conductors which act as p-type and n-type legs in the generator, respectively. The power output characteristics of a generator comprising ten p-n junctions are measured and analysed at different temperature gradients. A high output voltage of 84.5 mV and corresponding output power of 215 nW are obtained from the device at a temperature difference (ΔT) of ~50 ºC, which is comparable to expensive and toxic thermoelectric devices reported in the literature. The presented device fabrication method is a very simple and economical approach to fabricate paper based eco-friendly thermoelectric devices that can be used for low-grade heat conversion applications. |
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| Keywords: |
Thermoelectric, CuIpaper generator, bismuth, device fabrication |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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Welsh Government (EU European Regional Development Fund) for funding the RICE (Reducing Industrial Carbon Emission) project (Grant Number: 81435). Swansea University College of Engineering AIM Facility, which was funded in part by the EPSRC (EP/M028267/1), the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government (80708) and the Ser Solar project via Welsh Government. |
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