Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 39, Issue 12, 1325(2024)

Inkjet Printing Preparation of AgCuTe Thermoelectric Thin Films

Botao ZHANG1, Tingting SUN3、*, Lianjun WANG1、*, and Wan JIANG1,2
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  • 11. State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
  • 22. Institute of Functional Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
  • 33. College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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    Flexible thermoelectric devices, capable of generating electricity from the slight temperature difference between the human body and the environment, demonstrate significant potential for continuous power supply in wearable devices. However, the poor thermoelectric performance still limits their widespread application. This study reports a method for fabricating high-performance flexible thermoelectric thin films using inkjet printing. AgCuTe nanowires prepared by a chemical transfer method were dispersed in ethanol to form the ink with no significant sedimentation, which could be stably and continuously sprayed to print p-type thermoelectric films on polyimide substrates. Dense thermoelectric films were then obtained through thermal treatment by a spark plasma sintering furnace, and the effect of sintering temperature on thermoelectric properties was studied. The results showed that the film sintered at a pressure of 10 MPa and a temperature of 400 ℃ for 15 min possessed a room temperature power factor of 432 µW·m-1·K-2, which is 182% higher than that of inkjet-printed p-type Bi2Te3 films (a room temperature power factor of 153 µW·m-1·K-2) reported in literature. This advancement further expands the application of inkjet printing in the field of flexible thermoelectrics and provides more possibilities for the fabrication of a new generation of high-performance flexible thermoelectric devices.

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    Botao ZHANG, Tingting SUN, Lianjun WANG, Wan JIANG. Inkjet Printing Preparation of AgCuTe Thermoelectric Thin Films[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2024, 39(12): 1325

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    Received: Apr. 1, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 21, 2025

    The Author Email: SUN Tingting (Tingtingsun@dhu.edu.cn), WANG Lianjun (wanglj@dhu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20240156

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