Innovative design of bismuth-telluride-based thermoelectric micro-generators with high output power
Soufiane El Oualid, F. Kosior, A. Dauscher, Christophe Candolfi, G. Span, Ervin Mehmedovic, Janina Paris, B. Lenoir
Abstract
An innovative design of a thermoelectric micro-generator with integrated wavy-shaped Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub>-based materials yields the highest output power achieved so far for an in-plane device.
Topics & Concepts
Bismuth tellurideThermoelectric generatorThermoelectric effectMaterials scienceThermoelectric materialsBismuthTellurideSeebeck coefficientGenerator (circuit theory)Power (physics)Engineering physicsOptoelectronicsElectrical engineeringMechanical engineeringMetallurgyEngineeringPhysicsThermodynamicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal Radiation and Cooling TechnologiesTopological Materials and Phenomena