Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub>-based wearable thermoelectric generator with high power density: from structure design to application
Xiong Yuan, Zhenming Li, Yuying Shao, Dongwang Yang, Kai Hu, Han You, Zhuoming Xu, Siheng Hua, Wei Liu, Peng Peng, Yonggao Yan, Xinfeng Tang
Abstract
For the optimized TEG, heat collection with a copper film at the skin end and a copper foam heat sink at the air end were installed to improve the power generation performance of the TEG. When the wearer is running outdoors, the power density is 138.46 μW cm −2 .
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceThermoelectric generatorHeat sinkPower densityCopperGenerator (circuit theory)Thermoelectric effectElectricity generationNuclear engineeringPower (physics)Mechanical engineeringOptoelectronicsSeebeck coefficientElectrical engineeringComposite materialMetallurgyThermodynamicsEngineeringThermal conductivityPhysicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal Radiation and Cooling TechnologiesInnovative Energy Harvesting Technologies