TY - GEN
T1 - Laser assisted hybrid additive manufacturing of Thermoelectric modules
AU - Zhang, Tao
AU - Tewolde, Mahder
AU - Longtin, Jon P.
AU - Hwang, David J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 SPIE.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are an attractive means to produce electricity, particular from waste heat applications. However, TEGs are almost exclusively manufactured as flat, rigid modules of limited size and shape, and therefore an appropriate mounting for intimate contact of TEGs modules onto arbitrary surfaces represents a significant challenge. In this study, we introduce laser assisted additive manufacturing method to produce multi-layered thermoelectric generator device directly on flat and non-flat surfaces for waste heat recovery. The laser assisted processing spans from laser scribing of thermal sprayed thin films, curing of dispensed thermoelectric inks and selective laser sintering to functionalize thermoelectric materials.
AB - Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are an attractive means to produce electricity, particular from waste heat applications. However, TEGs are almost exclusively manufactured as flat, rigid modules of limited size and shape, and therefore an appropriate mounting for intimate contact of TEGs modules onto arbitrary surfaces represents a significant challenge. In this study, we introduce laser assisted additive manufacturing method to produce multi-layered thermoelectric generator device directly on flat and non-flat surfaces for waste heat recovery. The laser assisted processing spans from laser scribing of thermal sprayed thin films, curing of dispensed thermoelectric inks and selective laser sintering to functionalize thermoelectric materials.
KW - Additive manufacturing
KW - Ink dispensing
KW - Laser curing/sintering
KW - Thermoelectric generators
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85020289996
U2 - 10.1117/12.2251263
DO - 10.1117/12.2251263
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85020289996
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - Laser Applications in Microelectronic and Optoelectronic Manufacturing (LAMOM) XXII
A2 - Neuenschwander, Beat
A2 - Makimura, Tetsuya
A2 - Grigoropoulos, Costas P.
A2 - Raciukaitis, Gediminas
PB - SPIE
T2 - Laser Applications in Microelectronic and Optoelectronic Manufacturing (LAMOM) XXII 2017
Y2 - 30 January 2017 through 2 February 2017
ER -