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Nanostructured thermoelectric generator for energy harvesting

Nanostructured thermoelectric generator for energy harvesting
Nanostructured thermoelectric generator for energy harvesting
This paper presents the development processes towards a new generation of nanostructured thermoelectric generators for power harvesting from small temperature gradients by using a combination of traditional silicon microfabrication techniques, electroplating and submicron ion-track nanolithography. Polyimide nanotemplates with pore diameters ranging from 30nm to 120 nm were fabricated. Preliminary results for Bi2Te3 nanowires (50 and 120 nm diameter) electroplated into polycarbonate ion-track commercial membranes are presented. Bi2Te3 nanowires of R ̄ 3m structure, with preferential orientation in the (015) and (110) crystallographic plans with nearly stoichiometric composition were electroplated. The fine-grained observed microstructure (6-10 nm) and (110) crystalline orientation appear extremely promising for improving thermoelectric material properties.
Koukharenko, E
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Koukharenko, E, Li, X, Nandhakumar, I, Tudor, MJ, Beeby, SP, Schiedt, B, Trautmann, C and White, NM (2007) Nanostructured thermoelectric generator for energy harvesting. Power MEMS 2007, Freibourg.

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Abstract

This paper presents the development processes towards a new generation of nanostructured thermoelectric generators for power harvesting from small temperature gradients by using a combination of traditional silicon microfabrication techniques, electroplating and submicron ion-track nanolithography. Polyimide nanotemplates with pore diameters ranging from 30nm to 120 nm were fabricated. Preliminary results for Bi2Te3 nanowires (50 and 120 nm diameter) electroplated into polycarbonate ion-track commercial membranes are presented. Bi2Te3 nanowires of R ̄ 3m structure, with preferential orientation in the (015) and (110) crystallographic plans with nearly stoichiometric composition were electroplated. The fine-grained observed microstructure (6-10 nm) and (110) crystalline orientation appear extremely promising for improving thermoelectric material properties.

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Published date: 2007
Additional Information: Event Dates: 2007
Venue - Dates: Power MEMS 2007, Freibourg, 2007-01-01
Organisations: EEE

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Local EPrints ID: 271198
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/271198
PURE UUID: d402daaf-ca19-4363-a2b2-c4609f67e54d
ORCID for I Nandhakumar: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9668-9126
ORCID for MJ Tudor: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1179-9455
ORCID for SP Beeby: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-1759
ORCID for NM White: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1532-6452

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Date deposited: 28 May 2010 09:05
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:57

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Author: E Koukharenko
Author: X Li
Author: I Nandhakumar ORCID iD
Author: MJ Tudor ORCID iD
Author: SP Beeby ORCID iD
Author: B Schiedt
Author: C Trautmann
Author: NM White ORCID iD

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