A New Design of a Thin-Film Thermoelectric Device Based on Multilayer-Structure Module

In this work, a novel multilayer structure thin-film thermoelectric device is proposed for preparing a high performance generator. The result shows that the output voltage of the three-layer thin-film device has a linear increasing trend with the increasing temperature difference. Additionally, the...

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Published in:Nanomaterials
Main Authors: Tianbao Chen, Zhuanghao Zheng, Guangxing Liang, Ping Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/5/990
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Summary:In this work, a novel multilayer structure thin-film thermoelectric device is proposed for preparing a high performance generator. The result shows that the output voltage of the three-layer thin-film device has a linear increasing trend with the increasing temperature difference. Additionally, the device was also tested as a laser power measurement and displays that it has good sensitivity. Moreover, we also fabricated the multilayer device based on the present three-layer structure. It improves upon the similar output prosperities, confirming that the present multilayer structure thin-film thermoelectric device can be considered for preparing high performance micro-self-powered sources and sensors.
ISSN:2079-4991