Fabrication and Characterization of Flexible Thermoelectric Generators Using Micromachining and Electroplating Techniques
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Design for the Thermoelectric Generator
3. Fabrication of the Thermoelectric Generator
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Lee, W.-L.; Shih, P.-J.; Hsu, C.-C.; Dai, C.-L. Fabrication and Characterization of Flexible Thermoelectric Generators Using Micromachining and Electroplating Techniques. Micromachines 2019, 10, 660. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100660
Lee W-L, Shih P-J, Hsu C-C, Dai C-L. Fabrication and Characterization of Flexible Thermoelectric Generators Using Micromachining and Electroplating Techniques. Micromachines. 2019; 10(10):660. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100660
Chicago/Turabian StyleLee, Wnag-Lin, Po-Jen Shih, Cheng-Chih Hsu, and Ching-Liang Dai. 2019. "Fabrication and Characterization of Flexible Thermoelectric Generators Using Micromachining and Electroplating Techniques" Micromachines 10, no. 10: 660. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100660