Table 1 Power density levels reported for different flexible TEGs measured without any air flow.
Material/process | Heat source | Thot(°C) | Tamb(°C) | ΔT(°C) | Power density (μW/cm2) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Screen printing | Hot-plate | 32 | 25 | 7 | 4 × 10−3 | |
Electrochemical deposition | 37 | 15 | 22 | 3 | ||
Chemical vapor deposition | 40 | 27 | 13 | 11 | ||
Bulk | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0.3 | ||
Bulk | 34 | 25 | 9 | 2.3 | ||
Bulk | 40 | 20 | 20 | 5 | ||
Bulk | 32 | 22 | 11 | 14 | This Work | |
CNT composites | Human body | Skin temperature | 24 | 0.1 × 10−3 | ||
Chemical exfoliation | 25 | 0.7 × 10−3 | ||||
Dispenser printing | 25 | 4 × 10−3 | ||||
Dispenser printing | 25 | 5 × 10−3 | ||||
Bulk | 25 | 11 × 10−3 | ||||
Bulk | 25 | 0.5 | ||||
Bulk | 20 | 1.6 | ||||
Bulk | 25 | 2.3 | ||||
Bulk | 24 | 5.4 | This work |
