• 文献标题:   Inkjet Printed Large-Area Flexible Few-Layer Graphene Thermoelectrics
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   JUNTUNEN T, JUSSILA H, RUOHO M, LIU SH, HU GH, ALBROWOWEN T, NG LWT, HOWE RCT, HASAN T, SUN ZP, TITTONEN I
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, inkjet printing, largearea thermoelectric
  • 出版物名称:   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1616-301X EI 1616-3028
  • 通讯作者地址:   Aalto Univ
  • 被引频次:   24
  • DOI:   10.1002/adfm.201800480
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Graphene-based organic nanocomposites have ascended as promising candidates for thermoelectric energy conversion. In order to adopt existing scalable printing methods for developing thermostable graphene-based thermoelectric devices, optimization of both the material ink and the thermoelectric properties of the resulting films are required. Here, inkjet-printed large-area flexible graphene thin films with outstanding thermoelectric properties are reported. The thermal and electronic transport properties of the films reveal the so-called phonon-glass electron-crystal character (i.e., electrical transport behavior akin to that of few-layer graphene flakes with quenched thermal transport arising from the disordered nanoporous structure). As a result, the all-graphene films show a room-temperature thermoelectric power factor of 18.7 mu W m(-1) K-2, representing over a threefold improvement to previous solution-processed all-graphene structures. The demonstration of inkjet-printed thermoelectric devices underscores the potential for future flexible, scalable, and low-cost thermoelectric applications, such as harvesting energy from body heat in wearable applications.