Flexible thermocells for utilization of body heat

Nano Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1-10

  Im, Hyeongwook ^a   Moon, Hyung Geun ^b   Lee, Jeong Seok ^a   Chung, In Young ^b   Kang, Tae June ^c   Kim, Yong Hyup ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering Kwangwook University   (South Korea)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

activated carbon textile; body heat; carbon nanotubes; porous electrode; waste heat recovery; wearable thermocell

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893862311     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-014-0410-6     Document Type: Article

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