Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. INSIDE - Innovació en Sistemes per al Disseny i la Formació a l'Enginyeria
2016-03-01
In this work, we have developed a thermal sensor based on poly(3,4 ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) nanofilms as thermoelectric material. The PEDOT nanofilms have been synthesized by the electrochemical polymerization method. The thicknesses of the films were around 120 nm. The doping level of PEDOT was controlled by chemical reduction using hydrazine. The achieved Seebeck coeficient is 40 uV/K. A PEDOT nanofilm was integrated into an electronic circuit that amplifies the voltage originated from the Seebeck effect. The temperature increment produced by a fingerprint touching the film is enough to switch on a light emitting diode.
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English
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Instrumentació i mesura::Sensors i actuadors; Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Termoenergètica; Thin films; Thermoelectricity; Thin films; Thermoelectric; Conductive polymers; Thermal sensors; Polímers conductors; Sensors electroquímics; Pel·lícules fines; Termoelectricitat
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924424716300103
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
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