Thermal deposition method for p–n patterning of carbon nanotube sheets for planar-type thermoelectric generator
Ryohei Yamaguchi, Taiki Ishii, Masamichi Matsumoto, Angana Borah, Naoki Tanaka, Kaito Oda, Motohiro Tomita, Takanobu Watanabe, Tsuyohiko Fujigaya
Abstract
Thermal deposition of n-dopant onto SWCNT sheet (p-type) using patterned mask can fabricate p–n patterns with high special resolution. Thermoelectric generator using patterned SWCNT sheets exhibited power density of 60 nW cm<sup>−2</sup>at Δ<italic>T</italic>= 25 °C.
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Materials scienceCarbon nanotubeThermoelectric generatorPlanarThermoelectric effectDeposition (geology)DopantThermoelectric materialsNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsGenerator (circuit theory)ThermalCarbon fibersComposite materialThermal conductivityPower (physics)DopingComposite numberPhysicsPaleontologyComputer graphics (images)Computer scienceBiologyMeteorologyQuantum mechanicsSedimentThermodynamicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials