A Self-Powered Flexible Thermoelectric Sensor and Its Application on the Basis of the Hollow PEDOT:PSS Fiber
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials and Reagents
2.2. Preparation of PEDOT:PSS Fber and PDMS Layer
2.3. Preparation of PEDOT:PSS Sensors and Selector
2.4. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphological and Structural Characterizations of PEDOT:PSS Fiber
3.2. TE Fiber Sensors
3.3. Flexible Selector Based on TE Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Material | Post-treatment reagent | S (µV/K) | σ (S/cm) | k (W/mK) | ZT | Type | Reference |
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PEDOT:PSS | EMIM-DCA | -65 | -1500 ~ -1600 | —— | —— | Film | [1] |
FS-PEDOT:PSS | —— | 20.6 | 2500 | 0.64 | 0.05 | Film | [7] |
PEDOT:PSS/PVA@Ag NPs | —— | 17 | 41.5 | 0.12 | 3.079 × 10−3 | Film | [10] |
PEDOT:PSS/SWNT | EG | —— | 450 ± 24 | —— | —— | Fiber | [12] |
PEDOT:PSS | EG | 14.8 | 172.5 | —— | —— | Fiber | [13] |
PEDOT:PSS/SWNT | NaOH | 55.6 | 1701 | 0.4 ~ 0.6 | 0.39 | Film | [16] |
PEDOT/NWs | H2SO4 and NaOH | 25.5 | 715.3 | —— | —— | Film | [31] |
PEDOT:PSS | EG HCL HCOOH HNO3 H2SO4 | —— | 1128 ± 91 392 ± 29 1289 ± 73 2099 ± 143 2938 ± 325 | —— | —— | Film | [19] |
PEDOT:PSS Aerogel | NMP | 18.8 | 35 | —— | —— | Film | [20] |
PEDOT:PSS/TeNWs | DMSO | 30.8 | 119 | 0.168 | 2.0 × 10−2 | Film | [20] |
PEDOT:PSS | PEG H2SO4 MeOH DMSO EG | 19.95 18.32 18.7 21.76 19.1 | 882 1851 1202 891 942 | —— | —— | Film | [36] |
Hollow PEDOT:PSS | EG | 24 | —— | —— | —— | Fiber | This study |
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Ruan, L.; Zhao, Y.; Chen, Z.; Zeng, W.; Wang, S.; Liang, D.; Zhao, J. A Self-Powered Flexible Thermoelectric Sensor and Its Application on the Basis of the Hollow PEDOT:PSS Fiber. Polymers 2020, 12, 553. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12030553
Ruan L, Zhao Y, Chen Z, Zeng W, Wang S, Liang D, Zhao J. A Self-Powered Flexible Thermoelectric Sensor and Its Application on the Basis of the Hollow PEDOT:PSS Fiber. Polymers. 2020; 12(3):553. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12030553
Chicago/Turabian StyleRuan, Limin, Yanjie Zhao, Zihao Chen, Wei Zeng, Siliang Wang, Dong Liang, and Jinling Zhao. 2020. "A Self-Powered Flexible Thermoelectric Sensor and Its Application on the Basis of the Hollow PEDOT:PSS Fiber" Polymers 12, no. 3: 553. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12030553