Hardianto A Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Polytechnic, Textiles, Nanoscience, polymers
Polytechnic of Textile Technology (Politeknik STTT Bandung), Jalan Jakarta 31, Bandung 40272, Indonesia
Professor at Polytechnic of Textile Technology (Politeknik STTT Bandung), Jalan Jakarta 31, Bandung 40272, Indonesia. He has published more than 200 journal articles, 10 book chapters, coauthored two books, and has more than 15 patents. He is a Fellow of the IoP and the SPIE.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Hardianto A, Hertleer C, De Mey G and Van Langenhove L
Sensors and actuators made out of textile materials are the subjects of many research activities, especially because of the specific properties possessed by the textiles. In this context, yarns with a different Seebeck coefficient can be applied for making a textilebased thermopile. Preliminary experiments have shown that a pair
of nickel-coated carbon fibers (NiCF) and carbon fibers (CF) has a good Seebeck coefficient. In this paper, we study the influence of the concentration of the solution used to strip off the Ni from the NiCF. Experiments show that a mixture of 37% HCl and 10% H2O2 (1:1) result in the highest Seebeck coefficient.