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Prospective, randomized, double-blinded clinical trial, Level I.

The decoupling and enhancement of both Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity were achieved by constructing the c-axis preferentially oriented nanoscale Sb(2)Te(3) film on monolayer graphene. The external graphene layer provided a highway for charge carriers, which were stored in the thicker binary telluride film, due to the extremely high mobility.

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Thermoelectric power waves, where multiwalled carbon nanotubes coated with cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (MWCNT/TNA) directly convert chemical energy to electricity, have received considerable attention recently. However, the low Seebeck coefficient of carbon nanotubes has been regarded as a hurdle to increasing the electrical potential. Here, we present Sb2Te3-coated MWCNT arrays prepared by a sputtering method. An analytical model predicts an increase in Seebeck coefficient of the annular multishell structure by ∼75%. The heterostructure coupled with exothermic chemical reaction of TNA demonstrates an increase in peak electrical potential of 175% (∼198 mV), compared with typical outputs of bare MWCNT/TNA (∼72 mV). A serial connection of two repeating units increased the peak potential by up to 406 mV.