Flexible Energy Conversion and Storage Devices

14Flexible Thermoelectric Materials and Devices

Radhika Prabhakar¹, Yu Zhang², and Je‐Hyeong Bahk^1,2

¹University of Cincinnati, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2600 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, USA

²University of Cincinnati, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, 2600 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, USA

14.1 Introduction

Thermoelectric (TE) energy conversion may refer to either energy harvesting or cooling due to a phenomenon known as the Seebeck effect, where a temperature difference across a thermoelectric material leads to a voltage difference across it and vice versa [1]. Thermoelectric energy conversion is useful in energy harvesting, and as an example of a long‐known application is the radioisotope ...