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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Development of a cooling fabric from conducting polymer coated fibres: Proof of concept |
Author: | Hu, E. Kaynak, A. Li, Y. |
Citation: | Synthetic Metals, 2005; 150(2):139-143 |
Publisher: | Elsevier Science SA |
Issue Date: | 2005 |
ISSN: | 0379-6779 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Eric Hu, Akif Kaynak and Yuncang Li |
Abstract: | It is supposed that there should be a thermal electric effect if a dc current is applied across two dissimilar conducting polymers, similar to so called "Peltier effect" in metals or semiconductors. However, this hypothesis has not been tested on conducting polymers and using these materials to make cooling fabrics has never been attempted before. Polypyrrole coated fabrics were used to test the hypothesis in this preliminary study. Seebeck and the Peltier effects were proven to exist. However, thermoelectricity effect between two conducting polymer coated fabric samples was only about 10 μV/°C. Cooling effect by conductive polymer powder was achieved but performance was unsteady due to electrical degradation of the conducting polymer. Nevertheless, the concept was demonstrated and the development of a cooling fabric is possible. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Keywords: | Cooling effect Peltier effect Conducting polymers Textiles |
Description: | Copyright © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.synthmet.2005.01.018 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.synthmet.2005.01.018 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Environment Institute publications Mechanical Engineering publications |
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