INVESTIGATION OF THERMOELECTRIC

PROPERTIES OF TRANSITION METAL-DOPED

MoS2 GROWN ON CONDUCTING FABRIC FOR
WEARABLE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS

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出版者: Shizuoka University
公開日: 2023-06-19
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作成者: Shalini, Venkatesh Reddy
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URL http://hdl.handle.net/10297/00029827
(Doctoral qualification by Coursework, Form 7)

Abstract of Draft Dissertation

Department： Nanovision Technology Name： Venkatesh Reddy Shalini

Dissertation title： Investigation of thermoelectric properties of transition metal-doped MoS2

grown on conducting fabric for wearable thermoelectric generators

Abstract
Recently the demand for electronic devices has been attracted worldwide in various
applications such as mobile devices, energy vehicles and smart device applications. With this, it
has fascinated the growth of self-powered flexible devices [1]. To reach the integrity of
self-powered devices, a flexible power supply plays a vital role for future flexible energy devices.
Though various kinds of flexible devices have been developed, designing an independent and
maintenance-free self-powered electronic device is necessary. Among them, wearable
thermoelectric generators (WTEGs) are the most extensively recognized technology for
powering wearable devices. However, developing an excellent flexible energy storage device is
very challenging. So, we intend to integrate the self-powered electronic devices with fabrics as a
binder-free substrate, which proposes a possible solution for flexible electronic devices.
Therefore, self-powered WTEGs have gained huge attention in academics as well as in industrial
applications [2]. These devices are solid-state devices that convert waste heat energy into
appropriate electrical energy. In the current thesis, we study the thermoelectric properties of
MoS2 and transition metal-doped MoS2 grown on carbon fabric for wearable thermoelectric
applications.
MoS2 has been identified as a remarkable thermoelectric (TE) material due to its large
intrinsic bandgap (1.2 to 1.92 eV) and high carrier mobility. However, the limited electrical
conductivity of MoS2 prevents it from being used as a thermoelectric material. Various ways of
increasing electrical conductivity have been studied to tackle this issue. The electrical
conductivity has been considerably increased compared to the pristine sample by integrating
highly conductive nano inclusions, transition metal doping, and compositing with different
organic and inorganic materials. Even though different transition metal doping such as V, Ni, Cu,
and others have improved the TE performance of MoS2, the necessity for industrialization has
been lacking. Therefore, we intended to integrate MoS2 with the Conducting carbon cloth.
Copper (Cu) doped 2D layered MoS2 nanosheets were grown on carbon fabric (CF) via
the hydrothermal method for WTEG applications. Interactions between the MoS2 and carbon
fabric have been confirmed using the compositional analysis. To identify the conduction
mechanism of pristine MoS2 and Cu doped MoS2 grown on carbon fabric temperature-dependent
electrical conductivity was measured. It was found that the electrical conductivity, Seebeck
coefficient, and power factor were increased with increasing temperature. The transport
mechanism in the pristine MoS2 and Cu doped MoS2 grown on carbon fabric was dominated by
a variable range hopping process, we observed that the transport mechanism was well-matched
with ln () vs T-1/4 plot, evidence for the three-dimensional (3D) Mott VRH transport. In
particular, the maximum Seebeck coefficient was around 13 μV K−1 and 10 V/K has been
achieved for Cu of 4 at% doped MoS2@CF at 373 K and 303 K, which was 0.7 and 0.8 times
higher than pristine MoS2. A thermoelectric device is designed with four pairs of thermoelectric
material, where CM4 (4 at%) is p-type and copper wire is an n-type material. These p and n-type
materials were connected electrically in series and thermal in parallel to generate a voltage of
193 V at a 7 K temperature gradient.
MoS2 and Zinc (Zn) doped MoS2 were effectively grown on carbon cloth (CC) by a
simple hydrothermal method. The uniform growth of pristine MoS2 and Zn-doped MoS2 on CC
was confirmed by structural and morphological analysis. The compositional analysis confirmed
the interactions between the MoS2 and carbon fabric. The Zn2 (4 at%) sample demonstrated an
increase in electrical conductivity of 14378.97 S/m at 303 K and 16902.59 S/m at 373 K, which
was higher than the Zn0 (pristine MoS2/CC), Zn4 (4 at%) and Zn6 (6 at%) samples. The
enhancement in electrical conductivity was due to an increase in carrier concentration by the
addition of Zn in the MoS2 matrix. The optimal electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient
have led to enhancing the power factor of the Zn0 sample and it was around 666.86 nW/mK2 at
303 K and1340.15 nW/mK2 at 373 K.
Pristine and Vanadium (V) doped MoS2 nanosheets grown on carbon fabric were
synthesized via a one-step hydrothermal method. Structural and morphology analysis confirmed
the formation of MoS2 nanosheets on carbon fabric. The compositional analysis confirmed the
interactions between the MoS2 and carbon fabric. The MV2 (2 at%) sample demonstrated an
increase in electrical conductivity of 2639.26 S/m at 303 K and 2784.55 S/m at 373 K, which
was higher than the MV0 (pristine MoS2/CC) and MV4 (4 at%) samples. The optimal electrical
conductivity and Seebeck coefficient have led to enhancing the power factor of the MV0 sample
and it was around 95.5 nW/mK2 at 303 K and 249.7 nW/mK2 at 373 K
The obtained results were compared with each other. Interestingly 2 at.% of Zn loaded
MoS2 grown on carbon fabric showed enhanced thermoelectric properties when compared to
other dopants. Hence, the current thesis revealed that 2 at.% of Zn loaded MoS2 grown on carbon
cloth is serve as a good candidate for wearable thermoelectric applications.