Thermoelectric Materials and Microdevices
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "D：Materials and Processing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 December 2022) | Viewed by 538
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nanomaterial synthesis and functionalization; applied environmental technologies; such as (bio)sensors; thermoelectricity; Internet of Things
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Dear Colleagues,
The demand for cost-effective, portable, lightweight, long-lasting, and self-powered functional electronics is relentless, filling a growing need in our society to provide solutions for sustainable development. Many emerging technologies, from wearable, healthcare devices to wireless Internet of Things (IoT) sensing systems, are progressing toward the use of efficient components and systems that can function with minimal energy use. Within this context, thermoelectric materials, which transform waste heat energy from the ambient environment into electricity, are considered a boon to the development of energy harvesting systems in providing complementary power to prolong the battery lifetime of wearable/implantable devices, and they can even function as the sole power supply.
This Special Issue seeks to showcase research papers, communications, and review articles that focus on: (1) state-of-the-art materials for new generation of thermoelectrics with integrability to novel structures such as flexible devices; (2) novel approaches in low-cost/large scale micro- and nanomanufacturing of TE materials and devices; and (3) novel concepts of thermoelectric generators (TEG) for powering microdevices and systems for medical applications, IoT, etc.
We look forward to receiving your submissions!
Dr. Mercè Pacios
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- thermoelectricity
- waste heat energy
- energy harvesting
- thermoelectric generators (TEG)
- flexible thermoelectrics
- functional micro- and nanodevices
- Internet of Things
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