Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19867-7
Title: Scalable thermoelectric fibers for multifunctional textile-electronics
Authors: Ding, T.
Chan, K.H. 
Zhou, Y.
Wang, X.-Q.
Cheng, Y. 
Li, T. 
Ho, G.W. 
Issue Date: 2020
Publisher: Nature Research
Citation: Ding, T., Chan, K.H., Zhou, Y., Wang, X.-Q., Cheng, Y., Li, T., Ho, G.W. (2020). Scalable thermoelectric fibers for multifunctional textile-electronics. Nature Communications 11 (1) : 6006. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19867-7
Rights: Attribution 4.0 International
Abstract: Textile electronics are poised to revolutionize future wearable applications due to their wearing comfort and programmable nature. Many promising thermoelectric wearables have been extensively investigated for green energy harvesting and pervasive sensors connectivity. However, the practical applications of the TE textile are still hindered by the current laborious p/n junctions assembly of limited scale and mechanical compliance. Here we develop a gelation extrusion strategy that demonstrates the viability of digitalized manufacturing of continuous p/n TE fibers at high scalability and process efficiency. With such alternating p/n-type TE fibers, multifunctional textiles are successfully woven to realize energy harvesting on curved surface, multi-pixel touch panel for writing and communication. Moreover, modularized TE garments are worn on a robotic arm to fulfill diverse active and localized tasks. Such scalable TE fiber fabrication not only brings new inspiration for flexible devices, but also sets the stage for a wide implementation of multifunctional textile-electronics. © 2020, The Author(s).
Source Title: Nature Communications
URI: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/199277
ISSN: 20411723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19867-7
Rights: Attribution 4.0 International
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