Abstract (EN):
The development of effective dual-function energy harvesting/storage technologies is a milestone demand for the emerging generation of low-consumption autonomous electronics. This work reports the development of a multifunctional thermionic power textile device merging thermal energy harvesting and electrochemical energy storage for application in self-powered systems. An everyday cost-effective non-conductive natural fabric was transformed into an all-solid-state textile-based thermally-chargeable supercapacitor (T-TCSC) via dyeing with multiwalled carbon nanotubes and subsequent assembly with H3PO4-doped poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) solid-gel polyelectrolyte.When subjected to an out-of-plane temperature gradient, the T-TCSC was able to convert the thermal energy into electrical output and store the harvested energy. A Soret coefficient of 1.85 mV K-1 was obtained, which is the highest value achieved so far for TCSCs developed on non-conductive textile substrates reported in literature and-10x higher than those of conventional thermoelectric devices. Additionally, a maximum output potential
Idioma:
Inglês
Tipo (Avaliação Docente):
Científica
Nº de páginas:
14