Thermoelectric power generation based on the Pd-doped Bi2Te3 thin film flexible modules
摘要
The Pd-doped Bi2Te3 thin film flexible modules were fabricated using a co-magnetron sputtering system on polyimide flexible substrates. Through the optimization of Pd-doped Bi2Te3 thin films, we employed a co-magnetron sputtering technique with varying DC sputtering powers on the Pd target (0, 4, 8, and 12W). In contrast, the pulsed-DC power source for the Bi2Te3 target was fixed at 30 W. It was found that increasing the Pd content reduced the electrical resistivity. In contrast, a low concentration of Pd increased the negative Seebeck coefficient. At room temperature, the maximum power factor of 1.34 × 10⁻4 W m⁻1 K⁻2 (ρ = 48.5 μΩ·m, S = –80 μV K⁻1) was observed for the Pd-doped Bi2Te3 thin film (Pd_4W) sample. The practical application of the Pd-doped Bi2Te3 thin film (Pd_4W) was demonstrated in a thermoelectric module comprising five couples of Pd-doped Sb2Te3 (p-type) and Pd-doped Bi2Te3 (n-type) thin films, achieving an output power of 24 nW at ΔT = 65 K.