Advances in the design and assembly of flexible thermoelectric device

T Cao, XL Shi, ZG Chen - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to their capabilities of solid-state conversion between heat and electricity, zero-
emission, and high flexibility, flexible thermoelectric devices (F-TEDs) have exhibited great …

Advances in Ag 2 Se-based thermoelectrics from materials to applications

H Wu, X Shi, J Duan, Q Liu, ZG Chen - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectric materials and their devices can realize the solid-state energy conversion
between thermal and electrical energy, therefore serving as a promising alternative to …

Advancing flexible thermoelectrics for integrated electronics

XL Shi, L Wang, W Lyu, T Cao, W Chen, B Hu… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
With the increasing demand for energy and the climate challenges caused by the
consumption of traditional fuels, there is an urgent need to accelerate the adoption of green …

Ag2Q‐Based (Q = S, Se, Te) Silver Chalcogenide Thermoelectric Materials

TR Wei, P Qiu, K Zhao, X Shi, L Chen - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoelectric technology provides a promising solution to sustainable energy utilization
and scalable power supply. Recently, Ag2Q‐based (Q= S, Se, Te) silver chalcogenides …

Flexible power generators by Ag2Se thin films with record-high thermoelectric performance

D Yang, XL Shi, M Li, M Nisar, A Mansoor… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Exploring new near-room-temperature thermoelectric materials is significant for replacing
current high-cost Bi2Te3. This study highlights the potential of Ag2Se for wearable …

Thermoelectric silver‐based chalcogenides

SY Tee, D Ponsford, CL Lay, X Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Heat is abundantly available from various sources including solar irradiation, geothermal
energy, industrial processes, automobile exhausts, and from the human body and other …

Minimization of the electrical contact resistance in thin-film thermoelectric device

M Tan, WD Liu, XL Shi, Q Sun, ZG Chen - Applied Physics Reviews, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
High electrical contact resistance refrains the performance of thin-film thermoelectric devices
at the demonstrative level. Here, an additional Ti contact layer is developed to minimize the …

Exceptionally High Power Factor Ag2Se/Se/Polypyrrole Composite Films for Flexible Thermoelectric Generators

Y Li, Q Lou, J Yang, K Cai, Y Liu, Y Lu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A facile method to prepare flexible n‐type Ag2Se/Se/polypyrrole (PPy) composite films is
developed. First, Ag2Se nanostructures (NSs) are wet chemically synthesized; PPy is then in …

Deviceization of high-performance and flexible Ag2Se films for electronic skin and servo rotation angle control

YX Chen, XL Shi, JZ Zhang, M Nisar, ZZ Zha… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Ag2Se shows significant potential for near-room-temperature thermoelectric applications,
but its performance and device design are still evolving. In this work, we design a novel …

Recent advances in flexible thermoelectric films and devices

X Li, K Cai, M Gao, Y Du, S Shen - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Flexible thermoelectric (TE) generator (f-TEG) assembled with flexible TE films (f-TEFs),
which can continuously output power by harvesting the heat energy (body heat and sunlight …