SBIR Phase I: Low-Cost Nanostructure Deposition Methods For Thermoelectric Converters

这个小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第一阶段项目计划开发用于无线传感器和有源RFID标签的纳米电子发电机。这些设备需要能够从环境中获取能量的持久电源，才能实现真正的自主运行。这项研究的目的是展示一种由于纳米结构材料的引入而显著改进的能量收集技术。这项技术将基于创新的纳米电子沉积，适用于实际设备。选定的结构将在小型器件级别进行测试，以获得最现实的性能估计。发电机的成本也将根据实验结果进行估计。能量收集装置可以用于需要少量电力的长时间应用。其中包括无线传感器和有源RFID标签。拟议的技术将展示一种比现有的纳米结构材料沉积方法更低成本和实用的替代方法。它可以帮助为无线传感器网络或其他应用提供紧凑、经济、环保和持久的电源。它可以替代现有的太阳能、热能或振动采集方法。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project proposes to develop nanoelectronic power generators for wireless sensors and active RFID tags. These devices need long lasting power supplies that can harvest energy from the environment to enable a truly autonomous operation. The objective of this research is to demonstrate a power harvesting technology that is significantly improved due to the introduction of nanostructured materials. The technology will be based on the innovative deposition of nanoelectronics that is applicable to practical devices. Selected structures will be tested at the small device level to obtain the most realistic performance estimates. The cost of the generators will also be estimated based on the experimental results.Energy harvesting devices can be used for applications that need small quantities of power for long times. These include wireless sensors and active RFID tags. The proposed technology will demonstrate a lower-cost and practical alternative to established methods for the deposition of nanostructured materials. It can help to provide compact, cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and long lasting power supplies for wireless sensor networks or other applications. It can be an alternative to established solar, thermal, or vibration harvesting approaches.