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Thermoresistive and thermoelectric properties of coplanar cellulose-MWCNTs buckypaper

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Thermoresistive sensors are based on the change in electrical resistance with temperature variation, are easily read, and have a simple design but require external power for their operation. Thermoelectric devices (TDs) based on the Seebeck effect directly convert heat into electrical power without any moving parts, generating voltages from the temperature difference established between the ends of a solid-state material. In recent years, several thermoresistors and TDs have been manufactured with conductive films based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs), i.e., with buckypaper (BP), because they provide lightweight, flexible, and sensitive devices. Nevertheless, the electrical resistance and thermoelectric properties of CNTs are affected when they are randomly assembled to form a BP. Then, this study investigated the thermoresistive and thermoelectric properties of a coplanar BP with an active area of 1.0 cm2. Morphological characterization was performed by scanning electron microscopy and showed bundles of multiwalled CNTs agglomerated on the surface but also impregnated into cellulose fibers. BP-based thermoresistive sensor had a maximum sensitivity of − 10.05% at 322 K. Moreover, the thermoelectric configuration presented a maximum thermovoltage and thermoelectric power of − 1.2 mV and − 0.09 mV/K, respectively. These results suggest that this coplanar BP can be easily applied in thermal sensors and thermoelectric device concepts.

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Luiza de Marilac Pantoja Ferreira and Mário Edson Santos de Sousa thank the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel and the Ministry of Regional Development, respectively, for their individual financial support. The authors thank the Laboratory of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of the Amazon (LABNANO-AMAZON) at the Federal University of Pará for supporting the facilities used in this work. Soli Deo Gloria.

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    Luiza de Marilac Pantoja Ferreira & Marcos Allan Leite dos Reis

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    Anselmo Fortunato Ruiz Rodriguez

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Pinheiro, P.F.P., Ferreira, L.d.P., Rodrigues, F.A.d. et al. Thermoresistive and thermoelectric properties of coplanar cellulose-MWCNTs buckypaper. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 17802–17813 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-08645-4

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