Doped Organic Micro-Thermoelectric Coolers with Rapid Response Time

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Abstract

Local thermal management has important implications regarding comfort, energy consumption, and electronic device performance/lifetime. While organic thermoelectrics have emerged as promising materials for flexible thermoelectric energy harvesting devices, their potential as Peltier cooling element has been largely overlooked. Here, micro-thermoelectric coolers based on doped small molecule thin-films with a fast response time (around 25 µs) which is among the fastest micro-thermoelectric coolers reported are presented. This experimental cooling performance is supported by simulation using the finite-element method for thermal transport. The results show that organic thermoelectrics offer great potential for flexible and wearable micro-thermoelectric cooling applications.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number2200629
JournalAdvanced electronic materials
Volume8
Issue number12
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

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ORCID /0000-0002-9773-6676/work/142247071

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Keywords

  • molecular doping, organic semiconductors, organic thermoelectrics, Peltier effect, thermal management