title: Temperature gradient measurements by using thermoelectric effect in CNTs-silicone adhesive composite.
abstract: This work presents the fabrication and investigation of thermoelectric cells based on composite of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and silicone adhesive. The composite contains CNT and silicon adhesive 1∶1 by weight. The current-voltage characteristics and dependences of voltage, current and Seebeck coefficient on the temperature gradient of cell were studied. It was observed that with increase in temperature gradient the open circuit voltage, short circuit current and the Seebeck coefficient of the cells increase. Approximately 7 times increase in temperature gradient increases the open circuit voltage and short circuit current up to 40 and 5 times, respectively. The simulation of experimental results is also carried out; the simulated results are well matched with experimental results.
authors.affiliation: Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Muhammad Tariq Saeed
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Chani
authors.affiliation: GIK Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Topi, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; Physical Technical Institute of Academy of Sciences, Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
authors.forename: Kh S
authors.initials: KhS
authors.lastname: Karimov
authors.affiliation: Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdullah M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Asiri
authors.affiliation: GIK Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Topi, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Nisar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: GIK Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Topi, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad Mehran
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Bashir
authors.affiliation: Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Sher Bahadar
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Malik Abdul
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rub
authors.affiliation: Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Naved
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Azum
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D012828:Silicones; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D012828:Silicones
references.citation: Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Aug 4;48(60):7462-4
references.pmid: 22728449
references.citation: Nat Mater. 2008 Feb;7(2):105-14
references.pmid: 18219332
references.citation: Science. 2008 Sep 12;321(5895):1457-61
references.pmid: 18787160
references.citation: J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2007 Apr-May;7(4-5):1239-67
references.pmid: 17450889
references.citation: Adv Mater. 2010 Jan 26;22(4):535-9
references.pmid: 20217749