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FLEXIBLE, SCALABLE
THERMOELECTRICS
From Optimized
Nanostructures
PAIN POINT
Thermoelectric materials are a promising choice for alternative
BERKELEY LAB EXPERTISE
NANOTECHNOLOGY
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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
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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
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• Yields flexible devices for use on multiple surfaces
SENSORS/DETECTORS
BIO-BASED FUELS & CHEMICALS
IMAGING
SOFTWARE
SUBSURFACE