-A A +A
Type: 
Journal
Description: 
A planar ThermoElectric Generator (TEG) containing five thermocouples based on nanostructured metal-oxide elements wired electrically in series and thermally in parallel has been designed and fabricated. The thermoelectric elements consist of ZnO (n-type) and CuO (p-type) bundles of quasi-monodimensional nanowires deposited utilizing shadow masks. The TEG has been experimentally characterized, confirming feasibility of fabricating planar thermoelectric devices based on metal-oxide nanowires with the future aim to powering portable electronics and autonomous sensors and microsystems.
Publisher: 
Elsevier
Publication date: 
1 Jan 2012
Authors: 

Simone Dalola, Guido Faglia, Elisabetta Comini, Matteo Ferroni, Caterina Soldano, Dario Zappa, Vittorio Ferrari, Giorgio Sberveglieri

Biblio References: 
Volume: 47 Pages: 346-349
Origin: 
Procedia Engineering