Siqi Liu1,Chaobin He1,2
National University of Singapore1,Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)2
Siqi Liu1,Chaobin He1,2
National University of Singapore1,Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)2
Thermoelectric (TE) materials and devices which can harvest electricity in the low-temperature range from the temperature difference of human body and surroundings therefore attracts great attention. However, conventional TE devices are mainly assembled on general plastics, where materials for TE legs assembly normally are costly and scarce and environmentally damaging. Therefore, development of environmenal-friendly TE materials and devices attracts huge attention in perspective of sustainablility. Biodegradable composites are termed as green composites and effectively used as sustainable alternative. In this work, CNT/polycaprolactone (PCL) composites were fabricated. Beside the biodegradability, the composites showed enhanced TE properties with the exisitence of PCL with nearly 4 times power factor increase compared with neat CNT. This work provides a novel strategy for high-performance green TE composites for sustainable future.