Printing and Folding: A Solution for High-Throughput Processing of Organic Thin-Film Thermoelectric Devices
Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Pontoppidanstraede 111, DK-9220 Aalborg, Denmark
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Sensors 2018, 18(4), 989; https://doi.org/10.3390/s18040989
Received: 28 February 2018
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Revised: 21 March 2018
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Accepted: 23 March 2018
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Published: 27 March 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue I3S 2017 Selected Papers)
Wearable electronics are rapidly expanding, especially in applications like health monitoring through medical sensors and body area networks (BANs). Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) have been the main candidate among the different types of energy harvesting methods for body-mounted or even implantable sensors. Introducing new semiconductor materials like organic thermoelectric materials and advancing manufacturing techniques are paving the way to overcome the barriers associated with the bulky and inflexible nature of the common TEGs and are making it possible to fabricate flexible and biocompatible modules. Yet, the lower efficiency of these materials in comparison with bulk-inorganic counterparts as well as applying them mostly in the form of thin layers on flexible substrates limits their applications. This research aims to improve the functionality of thin and flexible organic thermoelectric generators (OTEs) by utilizing a novel design concept inspired by origami. The effects of critical geometric parameters are investigated using COMSOL Multiphysics to further prove the concept of printing and folding as an approach for the system level optimization of printed thin film TEGs.
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Keywords:
flexible thermoelectric generator; body sensor; organic thermoelectric (OTE); multiphysics simulation; wearable electronics; printed electronics
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Mortazavinatanzi, S.; Rezaniakolaei, A.; Rosendahl, L. Printing and Folding: A Solution for High-Throughput Processing of Organic Thin-Film Thermoelectric Devices. Sensors 2018, 18, 989. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18040989
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Mortazavinatanzi S, Rezaniakolaei A, Rosendahl L. Printing and Folding: A Solution for High-Throughput Processing of Organic Thin-Film Thermoelectric Devices. Sensors. 2018; 18(4):989. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18040989
Chicago/Turabian StyleMortazavinatanzi, Seyedmohammad, Alireza Rezaniakolaei, and Lasse Rosendahl. 2018. "Printing and Folding: A Solution for High-Throughput Processing of Organic Thin-Film Thermoelectric Devices" Sensors 18, no. 4: 989. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18040989
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