Thermoelectric nanogenerators based on single Sb-doped ZnO micro/nanobelts

ACS Nano. 2012 Aug 28;6(8):6984-9. doi: 10.1021/nn302481p. Epub 2012 Jul 10.

Abstract

We demonstrate a thermoelectric nanogenerator (NG) made from a single Sb-doped ZnO micro/nanobelt that generates an output power of about 1.94 nW under a temperature difference of 30 K between the two electrodes. A single Sb-doped ZnO microbelt was bonded at its ends on a glass substrate as a NG, which can give an output voltage of 10 mV and an output current of 194 nA. The single Sb-doped ZnO microbelt shows a Seebeck coefficient of about -350 μV/K and a high power factor of about 3.2 × 10(-4) W/mK(2). The fabricated NG demonstrated its potential to work as a self-powered temperature sensor with a reset time of about 9 s.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antimony / chemistry*
  • Electric Power Supplies*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Hot Temperature
  • Materials Testing
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure
  • Nanotechnology / instrumentation*
  • Particle Size
  • Thermography / instrumentation*
  • Transducers*
  • Zinc Oxide / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antimony
  • Zinc Oxide