Characterization of a Bulk-Micromachined Membraneless In-Plane Thermopile |
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Authors: | Ziyang Wang Yvonne van Andel Madhusudhanan Jambunathan Vladimir Leonov Rene Elfrink Ruud J. M. Vullers |
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Affiliation: | (1) Smart Systems and Energy Technology Imec, Kapeldreef 75, 3001 Leuven, Belgium |
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Abstract: | This paper describes the characterization method and results for bulk-micromachined in-plane thermopiles. Made of poly-Si or poly-SiGe, the thermocouple legs bridge the hot and cold side of a Si frame, which is formed by bulk micromachining. The characterization of the fabricated devices is carried out on a dedicated experimental setup, using which a uniform temperature difference can be imposed on all the thermocouples. Among design variations, the open-circuit output voltage reaches up to 95.0 mV/K and the corresponding output power on a matched external load is 2.34 × 10−3 μW/K2. Two possible assembly schemes towards a fully fledged thermoelectric generator are illustrated as well. In the case of vertical assembly, the efficiency factor is expected to be 1.73 × 10−2 μW/K2/cm2. |
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