Recent advancements in thermoelectric generators for smart textile application

Newby, Samantha; Mirihanage, Wajira; Fernando, Anura

doi:10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.104585

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“…Thermoelectric (TE) materials are attracting increasing attention in the materials research community as they allow for the direct conversion of waste heat into electricity, thereby improving the overall efficiency of power generation [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. Typically, thermoelectric devices have been so far based on inorganic compounds, but also hybrid (organic-inorganic) TE materials have recently attracted the attention of many, in both the academic and industrial fields [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ].…”

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“…Indeed, considering the exponential increase in energy consumption, the possibility to recover electrical energy directly from lower-temperature waste heat using hybrid materials may represent a crucial advantage over inorganic ones [ 10 ]. Moreover, TE devices fed by the heat produced during metabolic processes are considered today a promising energy source for wearable electronics [ 1 ], such as fitness trackers, smartwatches, and medical sensors. This latter class of devices requires the simultaneous fulfilment of (at least) two conditions: a good TE efficiency and a suitable fitting to the human body (as films, patches, or clothes), as allowed by flexible TE materials.…”

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Long-Term Stability of TiS2–Alkylamine Hybrid Materials

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Layered TiS2 intercalated with linear alkylamines has recently attracted significant interest as a model compound for flexible n-type thermoelectric applications, showing remarkably high power factors at room temperature. The thermal and, particularly, environmental stability of such materials is, however, a still an open challenge. In this paper, we show that amine-intercalated TiS2 prepared by a simple mechanochemical process is prone to chemical decomposition through sulfur exsolution, and that the presence of molecular oxygen is likely to mediate the decomposition reaction. Through computational analysis of the possible reaction pathways, we propose that Ti-N adducts are formed as a consequence of amine groups substituting for S vacancies on the internal surfaces of the S-Ti-S layers. These findings provide insights for possible future applications of similar hybrid compounds as devices operating in ambient conditions, and suggest isolating them from atmospheric oxygen.

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Long-Term Stability of TiS2–Alkylamine Hybrid Materials

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“…Mechanical energy harvesting technologies such as triboelectric nanogenerators, piezoelectric nanogenerators, and electrochemical mechanical generators have been used to convert mechanical energy directly into electrical power [14]. Other energy sources have also been considered for conversion into electricity, such as photovoltaics, thermoelectric generators, electromagnetic generators, magnetoelastic generators, and pyroelectric and hydrovoltaic systems [21,40,134]. Examples of achievements include highly integrated composite core/shell fibres for weaving triboelectric nanogenerators that can be used in self-powered smart textiles whose fibres are stretchable, conductive, with good pliability and high resistance-strain sensitivity [135]; washable smart textiles based on triboelectric nanogenerator arrays used as bedsheets for real-time and self-powered sleep behaviour monitoring [136]; self-powered smart gloves based on the triboelectric effect and electrostatic induction, which can be used for a variety of purposes, including gesture recognition, sign language translation, human-machine interfaces, advanced robotic control, user identification, and object recognition [137].…”

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Smart Textiles: A Review and Bibliometric Mapping

Sajovic,

Kert,

Boh Podgornik

2023

Applied Sciences

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According to ISO/TR 23383, smart textiles reversibly interact with their environment and respond or adapt to changes in the environment. The present review and bibliometric analysis was performed on 5810 documents (1989–2022) from the Scopus database, using VOSviewer and Bibliometrix/Biblioshiny for science mapping. The results show that the field of smart textiles is highly interdisciplinary and dynamic, with an average growth rate of 22% and exponential growth in the last 10 years. Beeby, S.P., and Torah, R.N. have published the highest number of papers, while Wang, Z.L. has the highest number of citations. The leading journals are Sensors, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, and Textile Research Journal, while Advanced Materials has the highest number of citations. China is the country with the most publications and the most extensive cooperative relationships with other countries. Research on smart textiles is largely concerned with new materials and technologies, particularly in relation to electronic textiles. Recent research focuses on energy generation (triboelectric nanogenerators, thermoelectrics, Joule heating), conductive materials (MXenes, liquid metal, silver nanoparticles), sensors (strain sensors, self-powered sensors, gait analysis), speciality products (artificial muscles, soft robotics, EMI shielding), and advanced properties of smart textiles (self-powered, self-cleaning, washable, sustainable smart textiles).

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“…Weaving, knitting, and embroidering are all traditional manufacturing techniques of textiles, which can be applied to process TE yarns/filaments into 3D TETs. [ 232 ] Compared with weaving and knitting, embroidery can easily control the arrangement of TE legs in the fabric by needles, without destroying textile substrates and thus it has been widely used to fabricate 3D TETs. The embroidery process has been shown as follow: the needle with TE yarns/filaments pierces the fabric held in a frame from top, then moves to the defined position and finally returns to the top of fabric (Figure 13c ).…”

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Advanced Thermoelectric Textiles for Power Generation: Principles, Design, and Manufacturing

Chen,

Yang,

Han

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Self‐powered wearable thermoelectric (TE) devices significantly reduce the inconvenience caused to users, especially in daily use of portable devices and monitoring personal health. The textile‐based TE devices (TETs) exhibit the excellent flexibility, deformability, and light weight, which fulfill demands of long‐term wearing for the human body. In comparison to traditional TE devices with their longstanding research history, TETs are still in an initial stage of growth. In recent years, TETs to provide electricity for low‐power wearable electronics have attracted increasing attention. This review summarizes the recent progress of TETs from the points of selecting TE materials, scalable fabrication methods of TE fibers/yarns and TETs, structure design of TETs and reported high‐performance TETs. The key points to develop TETs with outstanding TE properties and mechanical performance and better than available optimization strategies are discussed. Furthermore, remaining challenges and perspectives of TETs are also proposed to suggest practical applications for heat harvesting from human body.

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Recent advancements in thermoelectric generators for smart textile application

Cited by 12 publications

References 84 publications

Long-Term Stability of TiS2–Alkylamine Hybrid Materials

Long-Term Stability of TiS2–Alkylamine Hybrid Materials

Smart Textiles: A Review and Bibliometric Mapping

Advanced Thermoelectric Textiles for Power Generation: Principles, Design, and Manufacturing

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