Fiber-Based Thermoelectric Materials and Devices for Wearable Electronics

Pengxiang Zhang; Biao Deng; Wenting Sun; Zijian Zheng; Weishu Liu

doi:10.3390/mi12080869

Fiber-Based Thermoelectric Materials and Devices for Wearable Electronics

Micromachines (Basel). 2021 Jul 24;12(8):869. doi: 10.3390/mi12080869.

Authors

Pengxiang Zhang^{1

2}, Biao Deng¹, Wenting Sun¹, Zijian Zheng², Weishu Liu^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University and Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
² Institute of Textiles and Clothing, Research Institute of Intelligent Wearable System, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 999077, China.
³ Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for Novel Electronic Information Materials and Devices, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.

Abstract

Fiber-based thermoelectric materials and devices have the characteristics of light-weight, stability, and flexibility, which can be used in wearable electronics, attracting the wide attention of researchers. In this work, we present a review of state-of-the-art fiber-based thermoelectric material fabrication, device assembling, and its potential applications in temperature sensing, thermoelectric generation, and temperature management. In this mini review, we also shine some light on the potential application in the next generation of wearable electronics, and discuss the challenges and opportunities.

Keywords: fiber; thermoelectric; wearable.

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