Computation-guided design of high-performance flexible thermoelectric modules for sunlight-to-electricity conversion
Shengduo Xu, Min Hong, Xiao‐Lei Shi, Meng Li, Qiang Sun, Qixiang Chen, Matthew S. Dargusch, Jin Zou, Zhi‐Gang Chen
Abstract
A computation-guided design of a flexible thermoelectric module achieves a high output power density of 3 μW cm<sup>−2</sup> by sunlight-to-electricity conversion.
Topics & Concepts
SunlightElectricityComputationThermoelectric effectElectricity generationThermoelectric generatorEnergy conversion efficiencyPower (physics)Power densityElectrical engineeringMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsEngineeringComputer scienceOpticsPhysicsAlgorithmThermodynamicsQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal Radiation and Cooling TechnologiesPerovskite Materials and Applications