Thermal sensor based on a polymer nanofilm

Culebras, Mario; López, Antonio M.; Gómez, Clara M.; Cantarero, A.

doi:10.1016/j.sna.2016.01.010

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“…TE modules can also be used in infrared radiation detectors, [248] fire alarm systems, [399] and as the temperature sensors for RTGs, [397] which are very reliable without regular maintenance. In recent years, organic-based (conductive polymer) thin film TE sensors became very popular because they are light-weight, cheap, abundant, nontoxic with good mechanical strength and flexibility, and easy to be processed and modified, [181] very promising for wearable applications. [397,400] Thin film thermocouples are important micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), which have smaller size, fast thermal response (less than 1 μs), and even higher sensitivity due to their low thermal mass [183,402] [373] www.advancedsciencenews.com bulk thermocouples.…”

Section: Temperature Sensing and Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

High Performance Thermoelectric Materials: Progress and Their Applications

Yang

Chen

Dargusch

et al. 2017

Advanced Energy Materials

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Thermoelectric (TE) materials have the capability of converting heat into electricity, which can improve fuel efficiency, as well as providing robust alternative energy supply in multiple applications by collecting wasted heat, and therefore, assisting in finding new energy solutions. In order to construct high performance TE devices, superior TE materials have to be targeted via various strategies. The development of high performance TE devices can broaden the market of TE application and eventually boost the enthusiasm of TE material research. This review focuses on major novel strategies to achieve high‐performance TE materials and their applications. Manipulating the carrier concentration and band structures of materials are effective in optimizing the electrical transport properties, while nanostructure engineering and defect engineering can greatly reduce the thermal conductivity approaching the amorphous limit. Currently, TE devices are utilized to generate power in remote missions, solar–thermal systems, implantable or/wearable devices, the automotive industry, and many other fields; they are also serving as temperature sensors and controllers or even gas sensors. The future tendency is to synergistically optimize and integrate all the effective factors to further improve the TE performance, so that highly efficient TE materials and devices can be more beneficial to daily lives.

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Section: Temperature Sensing and Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

High Performance Thermoelectric Materials: Progress and Their Applications

Yang

Chen

Dargusch

et al. 2017

Advanced Energy Materials

654

434

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“…This includes, but is not limited to, transparent electrodes for indium tin oxide-free organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and polymer solar cells (PSCs), anode material together with ZnO/C hierarchical porous nanorods for lithium ion batteries, and composite electrodes with multi-walled carbon nanotubes for supercapacitors19202122. Moreover, related to this study, PEDOT has also been used for thermal sensors23. The temperature dependent behaviour of the PEDOT:PSS originates from the microstructure of the polymer material.…”

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Inkjet-Printed Graphene/PEDOT:PSS Temperature Sensors on a Skin-Conformable Polyurethane Substrate

Vuorinen

Niittynen

Kankkunen

et al. 2016

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Epidermal electronic systems (EESs) are skin-like electronic systems, which can be used to measure several physiological parameters from the skin. This paper presents materials and a simple, straightforward fabrication process for skin-conformable inkjet-printed temperature sensors. Epidermal temperature sensors are already presented in some studies, but they are mainly fabricated using traditional photolithography processes. These traditional fabrication routes have several processing steps and they create a substantial amount of material waste. Hence utilizing printing processes, the EES may become attractive for disposable systems by decreasing the manufacturing costs and reducing the wasted materials. In this study, the sensors are fabricated with inkjet-printed graphene/PEDOT:PSS ink and the printing is done on top of a skin-conformable polyurethane plaster (adhesive bandage). Sensor characterization was conducted both in inert and ambient atmosphere and the graphene/PEDOT:PSS temperature sensors (thermistors) were able reach higher than 0.06% per degree Celsius sensitivity in an optimal environment exhibiting negative temperature dependence.

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“…The maximum power output was 25 nW. 18 The thermal sensor developed was based on an optimized PEDOT nanofilm (120 nm in thickness) integrated into an electronic circuit, showing its performance by switching on a LED with the temperature increment produced by a fingertip 18 (See Figure 2). …”

Section: Nanoscale Organic Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review—Towards the Next Generation of Thermoelectric Materials: Tailoring Electronic and Phononic Properties of Nanomaterials

Caballero-Calero

D’Agosta

2017

ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol.

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In this review article we present the most relevant outcomes of the joint project “Tailoring Electronic and Phononic Properties of Nanomaterials: Towards Improved Thermoelectricity (nanoTHERM)”, a Spanish research Consolider project focused on the understanding of the thermoelectric materials and the tailoring of both their electronic and phononic properties toward the optimization of the efficiency of thermoelectric devices working at low and high temperatures.

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Thermal sensor based on a polymer nanofilm

Cited by 21 publications

References 19 publications

High Performance Thermoelectric Materials: Progress and Their Applications

High Performance Thermoelectric Materials: Progress and Their Applications

Inkjet-Printed Graphene/PEDOT:PSS Temperature Sensors on a Skin-Conformable Polyurethane Substrate

Review—Towards the Next Generation of Thermoelectric Materials: Tailoring Electronic and Phononic Properties of Nanomaterials

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