首页|(163060)High-temperature Bi_2Te_3 thermoelectric generator fabricated using Cu nanoparticle paste bonding
(163060)High-temperature Bi_2Te_3 thermoelectric generator fabricated using Cu nanoparticle paste bonding
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NSTL
Elsevier
For the successful commercialization of Bi_2Te_3-based thermoelectric generator (TEG) devices, not only highly efficient TE materials, but also reliable bonding materials with high thermal stability are essential. In this study, we investigated the application of Cu nanoparticle paste (CNP) bonding for increasing the operating temperature of Bi_2Te_3-based TEG devices. Six-chip TEG devices were fabricated by joining surface-metalized Bi_2Te_3-based TE chips and Cu electrodes by CNP bonding. The optimal bonding was achieved when spark plasma sintering was carried out at 310-320 °C and 15 MPa. The 6-chip Bi_2Te_3-based TEG devices showed a maximum output power of 50-60 mW at the hot-side temperature of 400 °C (AT= 380 °C) and maintained almost the same output power after five thermal cycles. The scanning electron microscopy images of the thermally cycled electrodes further confirmed the robustness of the Cu nanoparticle joints. This work provides an effective method for joining TE chips and Cu electrodes for high-temperature TEG devices.
Bi_2Te_3Thermoelectric power generatorCopper nanoparticleLead-free solderSpark plasma sintering
Seok-Hwan Chung、Jong Tae Kim、Hoyoung Kim
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Division of Nanotechnology, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu 42988, South Korea
NSTL
Elsevier
