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Development of pressure-sensitive thermo-electric cell using graphene and n-Bi2Te3

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This letter proposes an easy yet cost-effective process of a very sensitive thermo-electric pressure sensor based on Seebeck effect. For this purpose, two conductive substrates and pristine nanomaterial powder are used. This thermo-electric pressure sensor can be used for measurement of pressure in industry and medicine and in instrumentation as well. Materials that are used for the fabrication of the thermo-electric pressure sensors are economical and are easily available in the commercial market. The materials used are pristine nanopowder of n-type bismuth telluride (n-Bi2Te3), nanopowder of graphene, and flexible ITO substrates as conductive substrates.

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Authors are thankful to the Center for Advanced Materials (CAM), Qatar University for its exclusive support during this work.

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  1. Center for Innovative Development of Science and Technologies of Academy of Sciences, Rudaki Ave., 33, 734025, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

    Kh. S. Karimov

  2. Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, KPK, 23640, Pakistan

    Kh. S. Karimov

  3. Center for Advanced Materials (CAM), Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar

    Zubair Ahmad

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Karimov, K.S., Ahmad, Z. Development of pressure-sensitive thermo-electric cell using graphene and n-Bi2Te3. emergent mater. 2, 387–390 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42247-019-00031-x

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