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http://dx.doi.org/10.4150/KPMI.2011.18.5.423

Influence of Metal-Coating Layer on an Electrical Resistivity of Thick-Film-Type Thermoelectric Modules Fabricated by a Screen Printing Process  

Kim, Kyung-Tae (Powder Technology Research Group, Korea Institute of Materials Science)
Koo, Hye-Young (Powder Technology Research Group, Korea Institute of Materials Science)
Ha, Gook-Hyun (Powder Technology Research Group, Korea Institute of Materials Science)
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Journal of Powder Materials / v.18, no.5, 2011 , pp. 423-429 More about this Journal
Abstract
Thermoelectric-thick films were fabricated by using a screen printing process of n and p-type bismuth-telluride-based pastes. The screen-printed thick films have approximately 30 ${\mu}m$ in thickness and show rough surfaces yielding an empty gap between an electrode and the thick film. The gap might result in an increase of an electrical resistivity of the fabricated thick-film-type thermoelectric module. In this study, we suggest a conductive metal coating onto the surfaces of the screen-printed paste in order to reduce the contact resistance in the module. As a result, the electrical resistivity of the thermoelectric module having a gold coating layer was significantly reduced up to 30% compared to that of a module without any metal coating. This result indicates that an introduction of conductive metal layers is effective to decrease the contact resistivity of a thick-film-typed thermoelectric module processed by screen printing.
Keywords
Bismuth telluride; Thick film; Thermoelectric module; Metal coating; Electrical resistivity;
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