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Cooling property and application of Au–Bi2Te3 heterojunction nanowire array based on AAO template

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In this work, selective radiation material was used to change heat transport of hot side, a novel heterostructure cooler, constructed by gold (Au)—bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) nanowires array was reported experimentally. The heterostructure was fabricated by electrochemical deposition based on porous anodic alumina template (AAO). The Au nanowire cluster array is used as an infrared selective radiation surface to optimize heat transport of the heat side. And the Bi2Te3 nanowires generate thermoelectromotive force between the two sides of the device due to thermoelectric effect. More interestingly, the Au nanowire ends produce an interface between the metal and semiconductor to enhance the temperature difference, as the interfacial phonon scattering suppresses thermal conductivity. The co-effects create a linear-like relationship between the temperature difference and the applied heating strength to make the heating source hide from infrared detection. At a heating temperature of 170 °C, the radiation temperature difference arrives 16 °C in the Au–Bi2Te3 heterojunction, (increased by 200% to that in Bi2Te3 single phase), given by an intriguing demonstration of infrared camouflage effect. The Au–Bi2Te3 nanowires heterojunction device can not only realize infrared camouflage, but also convert the heat into electrical energy, which provides a new idea for the development of materials.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Nos. 61471097, 52022018, 51802037), by the program of China Scholarships Council under Grant Number 201906070047 and the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University.

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    Wenxin Li, Yanning Liu, Wangchen Zhao, Linbo Zhang, Jianliang Xie, Longjiang Deng & Peiheng Zhou

  2. Key Laboratory of Multi-Spectral Absorbing Materials and Structures of Ministry of Education, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China

    Jianliang Xie, Longjiang Deng & Peiheng Zhou

  3. Shenyang Aircraft Design and Research Institute, Shenyang, 110035, China

    Peng Zhang & Yu Gong

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Li, W., Liu, Y., Zhao, W. et al. Cooling property and application of Au–Bi2Te3 heterojunction nanowire array based on AAO template. J Mater Sci 56, 10892–10904 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-05973-4

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