Table 1 A summary of TE properties of the versatile flexible devices, including the present work and some representative examples in previous literatures.
From: Annular flexible thermoelectric devices with integrated-module architecture
Assembly mode | Number of p-n couples (N) | Temperature gradient (ΔT) (K−1) | Open circuit voltage (mV) | Output power (P) (μW) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Integrated-module | 3 × 8a | 18 ± 2 | 35.6 | 12.37 | This work |
Single-layer serial | 4 | 18 ± 2 | 5 | 1.74 | This work |
Serial | 3 | 50 | ≈ 4.6 | 0.406 | |
Serial | 6 | 50 | 28.2 | 0.22 | |
Serial | 5 | 50 | 22 | 3.3 | |
Serial | 5 | 50 | 25 | 4.5 × 10−3 | |
Serial | 8 | 60 | — | 5 | |
Serial | 5 | 70 | 33 | 0.9 | |
Serial | 12 | 10 | ≈7.6 | 0.43 | |
Serial | 7 | 30 | — | 0.21 | |
Stacking | 14 | 55 | 62 | 0.649 | |
Stacking | 72 | 32 | 150 | 1.8 | |
Folding | 3 | 27.5 | 11.3 | 2.51 |
