Flexible Carbon Nanotube‐Epitaxially Grown Nanocrystals for Micro‐Thermoelectric Modules

Flexible thermoelectric materials have attracted increasing interest because of their potential use in thermal energy harvesting and high‐spatial‐resolution thermal management. However, a high‐performance flexible micro‐thermoelectric device (TED) compatible with the microelectronics fabrication pro...

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Published in:Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 35; no. 46; pp. e2304751 - n/a
Main Authors: Jin, Qun, Zhao, Yang, Long, Xuehao, Jiang, Song, Qian, Cheng, Ding, Feng, Wang, Ziqiang, Li, Xiaoqi, Yu, Zhi, He, Juan, Song, Yujie, Yu, Hailong, Wan, Ye, Tai, Kaiping, Gao, Ning, Tan, Jun, Liu, Chang, Cheng, Hui‐Ming
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2023
Subjects:
1D van der Waals‐coupling guided epitaxial growth
Antimony
Bismuth
Carbon nanotubes
carbon nanotube‐(Bi,Sb)2Te3 hybrid
Energy harvesting
Epitaxial growth
Figure of merit
flexible freestanding thermoelectric films
Materials science
micro‐thermoelectric cooler
micro‐thermoelectric generator
Modules
Nanocrystals
Open circuit voltage
Temperature gradients
Thermal conductivity
Thermal energy
Thermal management
Thermoelectric materials
flexible freestanding thermoelectric films
carbon nanotube-(Bi,Sb)2Te3 hybrid
1D van der Waals-coupling guided epitaxial growth
micro-thermoelectric cooler
micro-thermoelectric generator
ISSN:0935-9648, 1521-4095, 1521-4095
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Summary:Flexible thermoelectric materials have attracted increasing interest because of their potential use in thermal energy harvesting and high‐spatial‐resolution thermal management. However, a high‐performance flexible micro‐thermoelectric device (TED) compatible with the microelectronics fabrication process has not yet been developed. Here a universal epitaxial growth strategy is reported guided by 1D van der Waals‐coupling, to fabricate freestanding and flexible hybrids comprised of single‐wall carbon nanotubes and ordered (Bi,Sb)2Te3 nanocrystals. High power factors ranging from ≈1680 to ≈1020 µW m−1 K−2 in the temperature range of 300–480 K, combined with a low thermal conductivity yield a high average figure of merit of ≈0.81. The fabricated flexible micro‐TED module consisting of two p–n couples of freestanding thermoelectric hybrids has an unprecedented open circuit voltage of ≈22.7 mV and a power density of ≈0.36 W cm−2 under ≈30 K temperature difference, and a net cooling temperature of ≈22.4 K and a heat absorption density of ≈92.5 W cm−2. This work presents an unconventional heteroepitaxial growth strategy to prepare high‐performance flexible and freestanding thermoelectric film with ordered and uniform microstructures. The integrated micro‐thermoelectric module based on the above films exhibits excellent energy harvesting and cooling performance, validating the potential of freestanding thermoelectric films for thermal energy efficient harvesting and management.
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ISSN:0935-9648
1521-4095
1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.202304751