High Thermoelectric Performance Related to PVDF Ferroelectric Domains in P-Type Flexible PVDF-Bi0.5 Sb1.5 Te3 Composite Film.
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ABSTRACT
There is increasing demand to power Internet of Things devices using ambient energy sources. Flexible, low-temperature, organic/inorganic thermoelectric devices are a breakthrough next-generation approach to meet this challenge. However, these systems suffer from poor performance and expensive processing preventing wide application of the technology. In this study, by combining a ferroelectric polymer (Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF, ß phase)) with p-type Bi0.5 Sb1.5 Te3 (BST) a thermoelectric composite film with maximum is produced power factor. Energy filter from ferroelectric-thermoelectric junction also leads to high Seebeck voltage ≈242 µV K-1 . For the first time, compelling evidence is provided that the dipole of a ferroelectric material is helping decouple electron transport related to carrier mobility and the Seebeck coefficient, to provide 5× or more improvement in thermoelectric power factor. The best composition, PVDF/BST film with BST 95 wt.% has a power factor of 712 µWâ¢m-1 K-2 . A thermoelectric generator fabricated from a PVDF/BST film demonstrated Pmax T 12.02 µW and Pdensity 40.8 W m-2 under 50 K temperature difference. This development also provides a new insight into a physical technique, applicable to both flexible and non-flexible thermoelectrics, to obtain comprehensive thermoelectric performance.
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En
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Small
Journal subject:
ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA
Year:
2023
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Article
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ALEMANHA
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ALEMANIA
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DE
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DEUSTCHLAND
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GERMANY