Multifold enhancement of the output power of flexible thermoelectric generators made from cotton fabrics coated with conducting polymer

Y Du, KF Cai, SZ Shen, R Donelsonand, JY Xu… - RSC …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectric (TE) conversion of human body heat is highly desirable for powering
microelectronic devices. However, most of the existing TE generators are not practical …

Thermoelectric fabrics: toward power generating clothing

Y Du, K Cai, S Chen, H Wang, SZ Shen, R Donelson… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Herein, we demonstrate that a flexible, air-permeable, thermoelectric (TE) power generator
can be prepared by applying a TE polymer (eg poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly (4 …

[HTML][HTML] A polymer-based textile thermoelectric generator for wearable energy harvesting

A Lund, Y Tian, S Darabi, C Müller - Journal of Power Sources, 2020 - Elsevier
Conducting polymers offer new opportunities to design soft, conformable and light-weight
thermoelectric textile generators that can be unobtrusively integrated into garments or …

Textile‐based Thermoelectric Generator Produced Via Electrochemical Polymerization

JF Serrano‐Claumarchirant, MA Nasiri… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The recent development in the field of wearable electronics has increased the demand for
batteries as power sources which are subjected to periodic recharging and replacement …

Silk fabric-based wearable thermoelectric generator for energy harvesting from the human body

Z Lu, H Zhang, C Mao, CM Li - Applied energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The development of flexible thermoelectric (TE) power generators for harvesting energy from
the human body has attracted significant interest in recent years. However, thus far, a …

Leaf‐inspired flexible thermoelectric generators with high temperature difference utilization ratio and output power in ambient air

Q Zhou, K Zhu, J Li, Q Li, B Deng, P Zhang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The inherently small temperature difference in air environment restricts the applications of
thermoelectric generation in the field of Internet of Things and wearable electronics. Here, a …

Cotton-based wearable poly (3-hexylthiophene) electronic device for thermoelectric application with cross-plane temperature gradient

S Qu, Y Chen, W Shi, M Wang, Q Yao, L Chen - Thin Solid Films, 2018 - Elsevier
Herein, we demonstrate a concept of making flexible thermoelectric (TE) generators by
applying cotton thread as the platforms for poly (3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT) and Argentum …

A wearable thermoelectric generator fabricated on a glass fabric

SJ Kim, JH We, BJ Cho - Energy & Environmental Science, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The conversion of body heat into electrical energy using a thermoelectric (TE) power
generator is useful for wearable self-powered mobile electronic systems such as medical …

Flexible, durable, green thermoelectric composite fabrics for textile-based wearable energy harvesting and self-powered sensing

S Liu, M Zhang, J Kong, H Li, C He - Composites Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Textile-based wearable thermoelectric (TE) devices which could realize electricity
harvesting and self-powered sensing using body heat attract great attention as they combine …

Fabric-based flexible thermoelectric generators: Design methods and prospects

Y Li, J Zeng, Y Zhao, C Wang, C Zhang, T Cheng… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
At the beginning of the 21st century, micro-nano processing technology has developed
rapidly, and research on wearable electronic devices has exploded. In particular, flexible …