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FLEXIBLE, SCALABLE THERMOELECTRICS From Optimized Nanostructures PAIN POINT Thermoelectric materials are a promising choice for alternative BERKELEY LAB EXPERTISE NANOTECHNOLOGY ©Nanosys, Inc. BIOENGINEERING NANOTECHNOLOGY energy options such as solar energy and waste heat utilization and for wearables and nanodevices. However, production of thermoelectric materials is energy intensive and requires toxic, volatile and SEMICONDUCTORS chemically unstable materials. SOLUTION Nanostructure optimization technologies developed at Berkeley Lab yield flexible, low cost, large area thermoelectric devices and other nanodevices using less energy than in the past and ENERGY EFFICIENCY Photo Courtesy of Nanosys, Inc. environmentally benign materials. APPLICATIONS • Thermoelectric power generators • Peltier coolers HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING • Thin film transistors • LEDs • Solar cells • Electrical, electronic and optoelectronic devices BATTERIES • Waste heat recovery • Wearables ADVANTAGES LIFE SCIENCES • Improves thermoelectric material performance • Scalable fabrication • Reduced cost-to-power ratio • Reduced environmental impact of nanofabrication DEVELOPMENT STAGE High thermoelectric power and reproducible tunability of electrical transport behavior demonstrated. STATUS Patent pending. Available for licensing or collaborative research. For more details on this technology, go to http://ipo.lbl.gov/lbnl2015-085_2015-086_2015-091/ REFERENCE NUMBER 2015-085, 2015-086, 2015-091 CONTACT Russell Carrington, Technology Commercialization Associate [email protected] 510-486-6439 L AWR E NC E BE R KELEY N ATI O N A L LA B O RATORY • [email protected] All photos ©The Regents of the University of California through Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, except as noted. • Yields flexible devices for use on multiple surfaces SENSORS/DETECTORS BIO-BASED FUELS & CHEMICALS IMAGING SOFTWARE SUBSURFACE