Hybrid composite of screen-printed inorganic thermoelectric film and organic conducting polymer for flexible thermoelectric power generator

Energy

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 506-512

  We, Ju Hyung ^a   Kim, Sun Jin ^a   Cho, Byung Jin ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Composite; Flexible thermoelectric power generator; Organic conducting polymer; Thermoelectric thick film

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; THICK FILMS;

ELECTRICAL OUTPUT; HYBRID COMPOSITES; MOBILE ELECTRONICS; ORGANIC CONDUCTING POLYMERS; OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS; POLY(3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE):POLY(STYRENESULFONATE); TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMOELECTRIC FILM;

FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS;

COMPOSITE; EQUIPMENT; FILM; INORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYMER; POWER GENERATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84905746604     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.06.047     Document Type: Article

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