Advances in Ionic Thermoelectrics: From Materials to Devices
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| Article Title | Advances in Ionic Thermoelectrics: From Materials to Devices |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 200105 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Sun, Shuai, Li, Meng, Shi, Xiao-Lei and Chen, Zhi-gang |
| Journal Title | Advanced Energy Materials |
| Journal Citation | 13 (9) |
| Article Number | 2203692 |
| Number of Pages | 45 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
| Place of Publication | Germany |
| ISSN | 1614-6832 |
| 1614-6840 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202203692 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aenm.202203692 |
| Abstract | As an extended member of the thermoelectric family, ionic thermoelectrics (i-TEs) exhibit exceptional Seebeck coefficients and applicable power factors, and as a result have triggered intensive interest as a promising energy conversion technique to harvest and exploit low-grade waste heat (<130 °C). The last decade has witnessed great progress in i-TE materials and devices; however, there are ongoing disputes about the inherent fundamentals and working mechanisms of i-TEs, and a comprehensive overview of this field is required urgently. In this review, the prominent i-TE effects, which set the ground for i-TE materials, or more precisely, thermo-electrochemical systems, are first elaborated. Then, TE performance, capacitance capability, and mechanical properties of such system-based i-TE materials, followed by a critical discussion on how to manipulate these factors toward a higher figure-of-merit, are examined. After that, the prevalent molding methods for assembling i-TE materials into applicable devices are summarized. To conclude, several evaluation criteria for i-TE devices are proposed to quantitatively illustrate the promise of practical applications. It is therefore clarified that, if the recent trend of developing i-TEs can continue, the waste heat recycling landscape will be significantly altered. |
| Keywords | Thermoelectrics; Materials ; Devices |
| Related Output | |
| Is part of | Design and performance of high-efficiency flexible thermoelectric Mmaterials and devices |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 4016. Materials engineering |
| Public Notes | This article is part of a UniSQ Thesis by publication. See Related Output. |
| Byline Affiliations | Centre for Future Materials |
| Queensland University of Technology |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z1w51/advances-in-ionic-thermoelectrics-from-materials-to-devices
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