Thermoelectric films and periodic structures and spin Seebeck effect systems: Facets of performance optimization

N Nandihalli - Materials Today Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The growing market for sensors, Internet of Things, and wearable devices is fueling the
development of low-cost energy-harvesting materials and systems. Film based …

A review on flexible thermoelectric technology: material, device, and applications

P Wu, Z He, M Yang, J Xu, N Li, Z Wang, J Li… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Due to the flexibility and lightness, flexible thermoelectric (TE) technology shows great
potential in the field of renewable energy and low-temperature waste heat collection. In …

Cu-or Ag-containing Bi-Sb-Te for in-line roll-to-roll patterned thin-film thermoelectrics

X Tao, Q Zheng, C Zeng, H Potter, Z Zhang… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Abstract The Selective Metallization Technique shows promise for roll-to-roll in-line
patterning of flexible electronics using evaporated metals, but challenges arise when …

Exceptional Performance of Room Temperature Sputtered Flexible Thermoelectric Thin Film Using High Target Utilisation Sputtering Technique

X Tao, J Dutson, C Zeng, C Asker… - Advanced Materials …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The High Target Utilisation Sputtering technique (HiTUS) is of interest for industrial
processes, including in roll‐to‐roll manufacturing. This study marks the first application of …

[HTML][HTML] Roll-to-roll manufacture of flexible thin-film thermoelectric generators using flexography with vacuum vapour deposition

X Tao, BW Stuart, HE Assender - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Exploring processes for industrial large-scale manufacture of low-cost electronic devices is
timely for the upcoming era of the Internet of Things. In this study, a roll-to-roll process using …

[HTML][HTML] Elastic (acrylate/polydimethylsiloxane) substrate-to-coating interlayers for improving the mechanical resilience of thermoelectric films on poly (ethylene …

X Tao, K Zhang, BW Stuart, HE Assender - Surface and Coatings …, 2022 - Elsevier
Strain-induced failure is a major concern in wearable electronics. Herein, a~ 90-nm thick
bismuth telluride film is fabricated on 125-μm thick polyethylene terephthalate as the basis …

Static and dynamic postannealing strategies for roll-to-roll fabrication of DC magnetron sputtered bismuth telluride thin films onto polymer webs

X Tao, BW Stuart, K Wan, JW Murray… - … applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
High-throughput roll-to-roll processes are desirable to scale up the manufacture of flexible
thermoelectric generators. While vacuum deposition onto a heated dynamic substrate …

Investigate the heat conduction between film and substrate during sputtering process by multi-layer structure NiCr/NiSi film thermocouples

Z Liu, Q Wang, X Zhang, B **ng, Y Yang… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The three layers of structure NiCr/NiSi film thermocouples (TFTCs) were deposited onto the
glass substrate by the direct current pulsed magnetron sputtering technique. The hot …

Linear electron beam assisted roll-to-roll in-vacuum flexographic patterning for flexible thermoelectric generators

BW Stuart, K Morgan, X Tao, I Zeimpekis, Z Feng… - Coatings, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this work, we investigated the use of in-line linear electron beam irradiation (LEB) surface
treatment integrated into a commercially compatible roll-to-roll (R2R) processing line, as a …

Novel Stacking Design of a Flexible Thin‐Film Thermoelectric Generator with a Metal–Insulator–Semiconductor Architecture

X Tao, B Hao, HE Assender - Advanced Electronic Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A stacked thermoelectric generator on a flexible polymer sheet is investigated that can utilize
a low‐cost high throughput roll‐to‐roll process, employing a metal–insulator–semiconductor …