Soleimani, Z., Zoras, S., Ceranic, B. et al. (2 more authors) (2021) A comprehensive review on the output voltage/power of wearable thermoelectric generators concerning their geometry and thermoelectric materials. Nano Energy, 89. 106325. ISSN 2211-2855
Abstract
Wearable thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are considered as a promising power supply for low power wearable electronics. To obtain high thermoelectric (TE) generation, the focus should be on two main factors, including TE materials and the configurations of TE legs. Concerning these two factors, this paper provides a comprehensive review of recent studies on wearable TEGs. In general, TE materials can be classified into three categories, including inorganic, organic, and hybrid (inorganic-organic). In addition, the TE legs can be prepared in three different configurations, including ingot-shaped, film-shaped, and yarn-shaped. Based on the reviewed literatures, the superior output powers of all the three configurations were achieved by the inorganic, hybrid, and organic TE materials, respectively. It should be noted that the ingot- and the yarn-shaped legs were mostly composed of the inorganic and the organic TE materials, respectively. Whereas, all the three types of TE materials were almost equally used to prepare the film-shaped legs. Regarding power density, the ingot-shaped legs stood first followed by the film- and the yarn-shaped legs, respectively. Precisely, the output powers of the ingot- and the film-shaped legs were at µW/cm2 level, dropping to nW/cm2 for the yarn-shaped legs.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Elsevier. This is an author produced version of an article accepted for publication in Nano Energy. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Energy harvesting, wearable thermoelectric generators, power density, configuration of thermoelectric legs, thermoelectric materials |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Feb 2025 12:02 |
Last Modified: | 11 Feb 2025 12:02 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106325 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:223047 |
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