A hierarchically modified fibre-reinforced polymer composite laminate with graphene nanotube coatings operating as an efficient thermoelectric generator
Christos K. Mytafides, Lazaros Tzounis, Kyriaki Tsirka, George Karalis, Marco Liebscher, Eleftherios Lambrou, Leonidas N. Gergidis, Alkiviadis S. Paipetis
Abstract
SWCNT-p-type TE films on GF with a power factor of 96 μW m −1 K −2 . SWCNT-n-type TE films on GF with a power factor of 82 μW m −1 K −2 . The GFRP–OTEG exhibited: V OC = 1.01 V, I SC = 850 μA, P max = 215 μW.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceComposite numberComposite materialThermoelectric generatorThermoelectric effectGrapheneCarbon nanotubeGenerator (circuit theory)Power (physics)NanotechnologyPhysicsThermodynamicsQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal Radiation and Cooling TechnologiesThermal properties of materials