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McKibben N, Curtis M, Maryon O, Sawyer M, Lazouskaya M, Eixenberger J, Deng Z, Estrada D. Formulation and Aerosol Jet Printing of Nickel Nanoparticle Ink for High-Temperature Microelectronic Applications and Patterned Graphene Growth. ACS APPLIED ELECTRONIC MATERIALS 2024; 6:748-760. [PMID: 38435803 PMCID: PMC10902849 DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.3c01175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Aerosol jet printing (AJP) is an advanced manufacturing technique for directly writing nanoparticle inks onto target substrates. It is an emerging reliable, efficient, and environmentally friendly fabrication route for thin film electronics and advanced semiconductor packaging. This fabrication technique is highly regarded for its rapid prototyping, the flexibility of design, and fine feature resolution. Nickel is an attractive high-temperature packaging material due to its electrical conductivity, magnetism, and corrosion resistance. In this work, we synthesized nickel nanoparticles and formulated an AJP ink, which was printed on various material surfaces. Thermal sintering experiments were performed on the samples to explore the redox behavior and to optimize the electrical performance of the devices. The nickel devices were heated to failure under an argon atmosphere, which was marked by a loss of reflectance and electrical properties due to the dewetting of the films. Additionally, a reduction mechanism was observed from these studies, which resembled that of nucleation and coalescence. Finally, multilayer graphene was grown on a custom-printed nickel thin film using chemical vapor deposition (CVD), establishing a fully additive manufacturing route to patterned graphene.
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- Nicholas McKibben
- Micron
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, 1910 W University Drive, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, 1910 W University Drive, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, 1910 W University Drive, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, 1910 W University Drive, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, 1910 W University Drive, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
- Tallinn
University of Technology. Ehitajate tee 5, Tallinn 19086, Estonia
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- Department
of Physics, Boise State University, 1910 W University Drive, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
- Center
for Advanced Energy Studies, Boise State
University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Department
of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, 1910 W University Drive, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
- Center
for Advanced Energy Studies, Boise State
University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
- Idaho National
Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401, United States
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Chen X, Yang X, Han X, Ruan Z, Xu J, Huang F, Zhang K. Advanced Thermoelectric Textiles for Power Generation: Principles, Design, and Manufacturing. GLOBAL CHALLENGES (HOBOKEN, NJ) 2024; 8:2300023. [PMID: 38356682 PMCID: PMC10862169 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.202300023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Self-powered wearable thermoelectric (TE) devices significantly reduce the inconvenience caused to users, especially in daily use of portable devices and monitoring personal health. The textile-based TE devices (TETs) exhibit the excellent flexibility, deformability, and light weight, which fulfill demands of long-term wearing for the human body. In comparison to traditional TE devices with their longstanding research history, TETs are still in an initial stage of growth. In recent years, TETs to provide electricity for low-power wearable electronics have attracted increasing attention. This review summarizes the recent progress of TETs from the points of selecting TE materials, scalable fabrication methods of TE fibers/yarns and TETs, structure design of TETs and reported high-performance TETs. The key points to develop TETs with outstanding TE properties and mechanical performance and better than available optimization strategies are discussed. Furthermore, remaining challenges and perspectives of TETs are also proposed to suggest practical applications for heat harvesting from human body.
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- Xinyi Chen
- Key Laboratory of Textile Science & TechnologyMinistry of EducationDonghua UniversityShanghai200051China
- College of TextilesDonghua UniversityShanghai200051China
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- Key Laboratory of Textile Science & TechnologyMinistry of EducationDonghua UniversityShanghai200051China
- College of TextilesDonghua UniversityShanghai200051China
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- Key Laboratory of Textile Science & TechnologyMinistry of EducationDonghua UniversityShanghai200051China
- College of TextilesDonghua UniversityShanghai200051China
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- Key Laboratory of Textile Science & TechnologyMinistry of EducationDonghua UniversityShanghai200051China
- College of TextilesDonghua UniversityShanghai200051China
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- Key Laboratory of Textile Science & TechnologyMinistry of EducationDonghua UniversityShanghai200051China
- College of TextilesDonghua UniversityShanghai200051China
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- Key Laboratory of Textile Science & TechnologyMinistry of EducationDonghua UniversityShanghai200051China
- College of TextilesDonghua UniversityShanghai200051China
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- Key Laboratory of Textile Science & TechnologyMinistry of EducationDonghua UniversityShanghai200051China
- College of TextilesDonghua UniversityShanghai200051China
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Manzi J, Weltner AE, Varghese T, McKibben N, Busuladzic-Begic M, Estrada D, Subbaraman H. Plasma-jet printing of colloidal thermoelectric Bi 2Te 3 nanoflakes for flexible energy harvesting. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:6596-6606. [PMID: 36916135 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr06454e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) convert temperature differences into electrical power and are attractive among energy harvesting devices due to their autonomous and silent operation. While thermoelectric materials have undergone substantial improvements in material properties, a reliable and cost-effective fabrication method suitable for microgravity and space applications remains a challenge, particularly as commercial space flight and extended crewed space missions increase in frequency. This paper demonstrates the use of plasma-jet printing (PJP), a gravity-independent, electromagnetic field-assisted printing technology, to deposit colloidal thermoelectric nanoflakes with engineered nanopores onto flexible substrates at room temperature. We observe substantial improvements in material adhesion and flexibility with less than 2% and 11% variation in performance after 10 000 bending cycles over 25 mm and 8 mm radii of curvature, respectively, as compared to previously reported TE films. Our printed films demonstrate electrical conductivity of 2.5 × 103 S m-1 and a power factor of 70 μW m-1 K-2 at room temperature. To our knowledge, these are the first reported values of plasma-jet printed thermoelectric nanomaterial films. This advancement in plasma jet printing significantly promotes the development of nanoengineered 2D and layered materials not only for energy harvesting but also for the development of large-scale flexible electronics and sensors for both space and commercial applications.
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- Jacob Manzi
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 83725, USA
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA.
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- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 83725, USA
- Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 83725, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 83725, USA
- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 83725, USA
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- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 83725, USA
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- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 83725, USA
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- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 83725, USA
- Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 83725, USA
- Center for Advanced Energy Studies, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 83725, USA
- Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID, 83416, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 83725, USA
- Center for Atomically Thin Multifunctional Coatings, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 83725, USA
- Center for Advanced Energy Studies, Boise State University, Boise, ID, 83725, USA
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA.
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Chiba T, Yabuki H, Takashiri M. High thermoelectric performance of flexible nanocomposite films based on Bi 2Te 3 nanoplates and carbon nanotubes selected using ultracentrifugation. Sci Rep 2023; 13:3010. [PMID: 36810907 PMCID: PMC9945460 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-30175-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Thermoelectric generators with flexibility and high performance near 300 K have the potential to be employed in self-supporting power supplies for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) exhibits high thermoelectric performance, and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) show excellent flexibility. Therefore, composites of Bi2Te3 and SWCNTs should exhibit an optimal structure and high performance. In this study, flexible nanocomposite films based on Bi2Te3 nanoplates and SWCNTs were prepared by drop casting on a flexible sheet, followed by thermal annealing. Bi2Te3 nanoplates were synthesized using the solvothermal method, and SWCNTs were synthesized using the super-growth method. To improve the thermoelectric properties of the SWCNTs, ultracentrifugation with a surfactant was performed to selectively obtain suitable SWCNTs. This process selects thin and long SWCNTs but does not consider the crystallinity, chirality distribution, and diameters. A film consisting of Bi2Te3 nanoplates and the thin and long SWCNTs exhibited high electrical conductivity, which was six times higher than that of a film with SWCNTs obtained without ultracentrifugation; this is because the SWCNTs uniformly connected the surrounding nanoplates. The power factor was 6.3 μW/(cm K2), revealing that this is one of the best-performing flexible nanocomposite films. The findings of this study can support the application of flexible nanocomposite films in thermoelectric generators to provide self-supporting power supplies for IoT devices.
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- Tomoyuki Chiba
- grid.265061.60000 0001 1516 6626Department of Materials Science, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292 Japan
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- grid.265061.60000 0001 1516 6626Department of Materials Science, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan.
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Lee D, Park W, Kang YA, Lim HT, Park S, Mun Y, Kim J, Jang KS. Substrate-Free Thermoelectric 25 μm-Thick Ag 2Se Films with High Flexibility and In-Plane zT of 0.5 at Room Temperature. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:3047-3053. [PMID: 36599123 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c20115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Thermoelectric inorganic films are flexible when sufficiently thin. By removing the substrate, that is, making them free-standing, the flexibility of thermoelectric films can be enhanced to the utmost extent. However, studies on the flexibility of free-standing thermoelectric inorganic films have not yet been reported. Herein, the high thermoelectric performance and flexibility of free-standing thermoelectric Ag2Se films are reported. Free-standing Ag2Se films with a thickness of 25.0 ± 3.9 μm exhibited an in-plane zT of 0.514 ± 0.060 at room temperature. These films exhibited superior flexibility compared to Ag2Se films constrained on a substrate. The flexibility of the Ag2Se films was systematically investigated in terms of bending strain, bending radius, thickness, and elastic modulus. Using free-standing Ag2Se films, a substrate-free, flexible thermoelectric generator was fabricated. The energy-harvesting capacity of the thermoelectric generator was also demonstrated.
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- Dongchan Lee
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Center for Bionano Intelligence Education and Research, Hanyang University, Ansan15588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Center for Bionano Intelligence Education and Research, Hanyang University, Ansan15588, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Wanju55324, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Wanju55324, Republic of Korea
- Department of Semiconductor Science and Technology/Semiconductor Physics Research Center, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Center for Bionano Intelligence Education and Research, Hanyang University, Ansan15588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Center for Bionano Intelligence Education and Research, Hanyang University, Ansan15588, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Wanju55324, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Center for Bionano Intelligence Education and Research, Hanyang University, Ansan15588, Republic of Korea
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Meyniel L, Boissière C, Krins N, Carenco S. Optical-Quality Thin Films with Tunable Thickness from Stable Colloidal Suspensions of Lanthanide Oxysulfide Nanoplates. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:728-738. [PMID: 36584287 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In modern laser technologies, there is a need for coatings that would be compatible with flexible substrates while retaining the advantages of inorganic compounds in terms of robustness. As a first step in this direction, we developed here thin films of lanthanide oxysulfide, of optical quality, prepared by low-temperature dip coating. As a model compound in the family of oxysulfides, (Gd,Ce)2O2S anisotropic nanoplates were used. The films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and in situ UV and IR spectroscopic ellipsometry, showing that the band gap of the materials was preserved through the deposition process. The thickness of the films was tuned in a broad range, from a few nanometers to 150 nm, using different concentrations of the colloidal suspensions as well as single-layer and multilayer deposition. Lastly, thermal treatment of the thin films was optimized to remove the stabilizing organic ligands of the nanoparticles while preserving their integrity, as confirmed by SEM and XRD.
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- Léna Meyniel
- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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Effects of thickness on flexibility and thermoelectric performance of free-standing Ag2Se films. J IND ENG CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2023.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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McKibben N, Ryel B, Manzi J, Muramutsa F, Daw J, Subbaraman H, Estrada D, Deng Z. Aerosol jet printing of piezoelectric surface acoustic wave thermometer. MICROSYSTEMS & NANOENGINEERING 2023; 9:51. [PMID: 37152863 PMCID: PMC10159840 DOI: 10.1038/s41378-023-00492-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices are a subclass of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) that generate an acoustic emission when electrically stimulated. These transducers also work as detectors, converting surface strain into readable electrical signals. Physical properties of the generated SAW are material dependent and influenced by external factors like temperature. By monitoring temperature-dependent scattering parameters a SAW device can function as a thermometer to elucidate substrate temperature. Traditional fabrication of SAW sensors requires labor- and cost- intensive subtractive processes that produce large volumes of hazardous waste. This study utilizes an innovative aerosol jet printer to directly write consistent, high-resolution, silver comb electrodes onto a Y-cut LiNbO3 substrate. The printed, two-port, 20 MHz SAW sensor exhibited excellent linearity and repeatability while being verified as a thermometer from 25 to 200 ∘C. Sensitivities of the printed SAW thermometer are - 96.9 × 1 0 - 6 ∘ C-1 and - 92.0 × 1 0 - 6 ∘ C-1 when operating in pulse-echo mode and pulse-receiver mode, respectively. These results highlight a repeatable path to the additive fabrication of compact high-frequency SAW thermometers.
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- Nicholas McKibben
- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, 1910 W University Drive, Boise, ID 83725 USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725 USA
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Oregon State University, 2500 NW Monroe Avenue, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
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- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, 1910 W University Drive, Boise, ID 83725 USA
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- Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415 USA
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Oregon State University, 2500 NW Monroe Avenue, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
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- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, 1910 W University Drive, Boise, ID 83725 USA
- Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID 83415 USA
- Center for Advanced Energy Studies, Idaho Falls, ID 83401 USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725 USA
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Secor EB, Bell NS, Romero MP, Tafoya RR, Nguyen TH, Boyle TJ. Titanium hydride nanoparticles and nanoinks for aerosol jet printed electronics. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:12651-12657. [PMID: 35983782 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr03571e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Conductive inks commonly rely on oxidation-resistant metallic nanoparticles such as gold, silver, copper, and nickel. The criterion of air stability limits the scope of material properties attainable in printed electronic devices. Here we present an alternative approach based on air-stable nanoscale metal hydrides. Conductive patterns based on titanium hydride (TiH2) nanoinks were successfully printed on polyimide under ambient atmosphere and cured using intense pulsed light processing. Nanoparticles of TiH2 were generated by heating TiH2 powder in octylamine followed by wet ball milling, yielding <100 nm platelets. The addition of a suitable polymer dispersant during ball milling yielded stable colloidal dispersions suitable for liquid-phase processing. Aerosol jet printing of the resultant TiH2 nanoinks was demonstrated on glass and polyimide substrates, with a resolution as fine as 20 μm. Following intense pulsed light curing, samples on polyimide were found to exhibit a sintered, porous morphology with an electrical sheet resistance of ∼150 Ω □-1.
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- Ethan B Secor
- Sandia National Laboratories, Advanced Materials Laboratory, 1001 University Boulevard, SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.
- Iowa State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2529 Union Drive, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Advanced Materials Laboratory, 1001 University Boulevard, SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Advanced Materials Laboratory, 1001 University Boulevard, SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Advanced Materials Laboratory, 1001 University Boulevard, SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Advanced Materials Laboratory, 1001 University Boulevard, SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Advanced Materials Laboratory, 1001 University Boulevard, SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.
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Zeng M, Zavanelli D, Chen J, Saeidi-Javash M, Du Y, LeBlanc S, Snyder GJ, Zhang Y. Printing thermoelectric inks toward next-generation energy and thermal devices. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 51:485-512. [PMID: 34761784 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00490e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The ability of thermoelectric (TE) materials to convert thermal energy to electricity and vice versa highlights them as a promising candidate for sustainable energy applications. Despite considerable increases in the figure of merit zT of thermoelectric materials in the past two decades, there is still a prominent need to develop scalable synthesis and flexible manufacturing processes to convert high-efficiency materials into high-performance devices. Scalable printing techniques provide a versatile solution to not only fabricate both inorganic and organic TE materials with fine control over the compositions and microstructures, but also manufacture thermoelectric devices with optimized geometric and structural designs that lead to improved efficiency and system-level performances. In this review, we aim to provide a comprehensive framework of printing thermoelectric materials and devices by including recent breakthroughs and relevant discussions on TE materials chemistry, ink formulation, flexible or conformable device design, and processing strategies, with an emphasis on additive manufacturing techniques. In addition, we review recent innovations in the flexible, conformal, and stretchable device architectures and highlight state-of-the-art applications of these TE devices in energy harvesting and thermal management. Perspectives of emerging research opportunities and future directions are also discussed. While this review centers on thermoelectrics, the fundamental ink chemistry and printing processes possess the potential for applications to a broad range of energy, thermal and electronic devices.
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- Minxiang Zeng
- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, George Washington University, 801 22nd St. NW, Suite 739, Washington, DC 20052, USA
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
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- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
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Maji T, Rousti AM, Kazi AP, Drew C, Kumar J, Christodouleas DC. Wearable Thermoelectric Devices Based on Three-Dimensional PEDOT:Tosylate/CuI Paper Composites. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:46919-46926. [PMID: 34546722 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c12237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Thermoelectric composites of organic and inorganic materials exhibit significantly enhanced thermoelectric properties compared with pristine organic thermoelectrics so they might be better suited as core materials of wearable thermoelectric devices. This study describes the development of three-dimensional (3D) paper PEDOT:tosylate/CuI composites that could be shaped as 3 mm thick blocks to convert a temperature difference between their bottom and top sides into power; the majority of organic thermoelectric materials are shaped as thin strips usually on a planar substrate and convert a temperature difference between the opposite edges of the strips into power. The 3D paper PEDOT:tosylate/CuI composites can produce a power density equal to 4.8 nW/cm2 (ΔΤ = 6 Κ) that is 10 times higher than that of the pristine paper PEDOT:Tos composites. The enhanced thermoelectric properties of the paper PEDOT:tosylate/CuI composites are attributed to the CuI nanocrystals entrapped inside the composite that increases the Seebeck coefficient of the composite to 225 μV K-1; the Seebeck coefficient of paper PEDOT:Tos is 65 μV K-1. A proof-of-concept wearable thermoelectric device that uses 36 blocks of the paper PEDOT:tosylate/CuI composites (as p-type elements) and 36 wires of monel (as n-type elements) can produce up to 4.7 μW of power at ΔΤ = 20 K. The device has a footprint of 64 cm2 and can be placed directly over the skin or can be embedded into clothing.
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- Tanmoy Maji
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
- Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- US Army DEVCOM Soldier Center, Natick Massachusetts 01760, United States
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- Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
- Center for Advanced Material and Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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Yamazaki H, Eguchi R, Takashiri M. Investigation of Phase Transition from Critical Nucleus to Bi
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- Hideo Yamazaki
- Department of Materials Science Tokai University Hiratsuka Kanagawa 259–1292 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science Tokai University Hiratsuka Kanagawa 259–1292 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science Tokai University Hiratsuka Kanagawa 259–1292 Japan
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Yang S, Jiao S, Lu H, Liu S, Nie Y, Gao S, Wang D, Wang J. Morphology evolution and enhanced broadband photoresponse behavior of two-dimensional Bi 2Te 3nanosheets. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:435707. [PMID: 34284363 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac1631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3), as an emerging two-dimensional (2D) material, has attracted extensive attention from scientific researchers due to its excellent optoelectronic, thermoelectric properties and topological structure. However, the application research of Bi2Te3mainly focuses on thermoelectric devices, while the research on optoelectronic devices is scarce. In this work, the morphology evolution and growth mechanism of 2D Bi2Te3nanosheets with a thickness of 12 ± 3 nm were systematically studied by solvothermal method. Then, the Bi2Te3nanosheets were annealed at 350 °C for 1 h and applied to self-powered photoelectrochemical-type broadband photodetectors. Compared with the as-synthesized Bi2Te3photodetector, the photocurrent of the photodetector based on the annealed Bi2Te3is significantly enhanced, especially enhanced by 18.3 times under near-infrared light illumination. Furthermore, the performance of annealed Bi2Te3photodetector was systematically studied. The research results show that the photodetector not only has a broadband response from ultraviolet to near-infrared (365-850 nm) under zero bias voltage, but also obtains the highest responsivity of 6.6 mA W-1under green light with an incident power of 10 mW cm-2. The corresponding rise time and decay time are 17 ms and 20 ms, respectively. These findings indicate that annealed Bi2Te3nanosheets have great potential to be used as self-powered high-speed broadband photodetectors with high responsivity.
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- Song Yang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, People's Republic of China
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Chiba T, Amma Y, Takashiri M. Heat source free water floating carbon nanotube thermoelectric generators. Sci Rep 2021; 11:14707. [PMID: 34282253 PMCID: PMC8289987 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-94242-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) produce electric power from environmental heat energy and are expected to play a key role in powering the Internet of things. However, they require a heat source to create a stable and irreversible temperature gradient. Overcoming these restrictions will allow the use of TEGs to proliferate. Therefore, we propose heat source-free water-floating carbon nanotube (CNT) TEGs. Output voltage and power are generated by the temperature gradient in the CNT films in which water pumping via capillary action leads to evaporation-induced cooling in selected areas. Furthermore, the output voltage and power increase when the films are exposed to sunlight and wind flow. These water-floating CNT TEGs demonstrate a pathway for developing wireless monitoring systems for water environments.
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- Tomoyuki Chiba
- Department of Materials Science, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan.
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Alzakia FI, Tan SC. Liquid-Exfoliated 2D Materials for Optoelectronic Applications. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2003864. [PMID: 34105282 PMCID: PMC8188210 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202003864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted tremendous research attention in recent days due to their extraordinary and unique properties upon exfoliation from the bulk form, which are useful for many applications such as electronics, optoelectronics, catalysis, etc. Liquid exfoliation method of 2D materials offers a facile and low-cost route to produce large quantities of mono- and few-layer 2D nanosheets in a commercially viable way. Optoelectronic devices such as photodetectors fabricated from percolating networks of liquid-exfoliated 2D materials offer advantages compared to conventional devices, including low cost, less complicated process, and higher flexibility, making them more suitable for the next generation wearable devices. This review summarizes the recent progress on metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) photodetectors fabricated from percolating network of 2D nanosheets obtained from liquid exfoliation methods. In addition, hybrids and mixtures with other photosensitive materials, such as quantum dots, nanowires, nanorods, etc. are also discussed. First, the various methods of liquid exfoliation of 2D materials, size selection methods, and photodetection mechanisms that are responsible for light detection in networks of 2D nanosheets are briefly reviewed. At the end, some potential strategies to further improve the performance the devices are proposed.
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- Fuad Indra Alzakia
- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringNational University of Singapore9 Engineering drive 1Singapore117574Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringNational University of Singapore9 Engineering drive 1Singapore117574Singapore
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