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A biomimetic non-woven fabric with passive thermal-insulation and active heat-recovering

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  • Lin, Zizhen
  • Ping, Xiaofan
  • Zhao, Dongming
  • Cai, Zihe
  • Wang, Xingtao
  • Zhang, Chi
  • Wang, Lichuang
  • Li, Menglei
  • Chen, Xiongfei
  • Niu, Jingkai
  • Xue, Yao
  • Liu, Yun
  • Li, Xinlian
  • Qin, Xiaojun
  • Chi, Cheng
  • Zhang, Xuankai

Abstract

The fiber-based porous materials illustrate the advantages on thermal insulation because of the limited heat convection by porous morphology and the phonon scattering at multi-scale interfaces. However, there is still space for improving thermal insulation by restricting the thermal radiation. In this work, inspired by the architecture configuration of “black body”, a double-wall carbon nanotube (DWCNT) non-woven fabric (CNF) with a gradient-pore configuration is developed to trigger the multiple reflective mechanism of infrared rays, which facilitates the infrared shielding ability, and leads to the ultra-low cross-plane thermal conductivity (k⊥) of 0.022 W m−1 K−1 at room temperature. As a result, the CNF shows a better steady and dynamic thermal-insulation performance than the commercial silica aerogel. In addition to passively insulate heat, the CNF can act as a power generator by leveraging the temperature difference to trigger the thermoelectric effect. A proof-of-concept CNF-based thermoelectric module yields a maximum output power of 42 nW at ∆T=20 K. Moreover, the CNF demonstrates the great mechanical durability, wearability and electrothermal effect, suggesting a promising candidate as a smart textile for personal thermal management.

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  • Lin, Zizhen & Ping, Xiaofan & Zhao, Dongming & Cai, Zihe & Wang, Xingtao & Zhang, Chi & Wang, Lichuang & Li, Menglei & Chen, Xiongfei & Niu, Jingkai & Xue, Yao & Liu, Yun & Li, Xinlian & Qin, Xiaojun , 2024. "A biomimetic non-woven fabric with passive thermal-insulation and active heat-recovering," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 353(PA).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:353:y:2024:i:pa:s0306261923013910
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122027
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