Design and fabrication process for compliant thermoelectric generator (TEGs) (IMAGE)

National Research Council of Science & Technology

Design and fabrication process for compliant thermoelectric generator (TEGs)

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Conceptual illustration of a compliant TEG with soft electrodes and soft heat conductors (s-HCs) for self-powered circuit applications. The left inset is a photograph of bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3)-based thermoelectric (TE) legs and the right inset is an optical image of a cross-section of the compliant TEG. Scale bars, 5 and 1 mm.

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Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST)

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