Ionic thermoelectric materials for waste heat harvesting

Boxuan Yang, Giuseppe Portale*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Ionic thermoelectric polymers are a new class of materials with great potential for use in low-grade waste heat harvesting and the field has seen much progress during the recent years. In this work, we briefly review the working mechanism of such materials, the main advances in the field and the main criteria for performance comparison. We examine two types of polymer-based ionic thermoelectric materials: ionic conductive polymer and ionogels. Moreover, as a comparison, we also examine the more conventional ionic liquid electrolytes. Their performance, possible directions of improvements and potential applications have been evaluated.

Original languageEnglish
Number of pages15
JournalColloid and Polymer Science
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23-Dec-2020

Keywords

  • Ionogels
  • Ionic thermoelectric materials
  • Ionic conductive polymers
  • Solid electrolytes
  • Waste heat harvesting
  • THERMAL-CONDUCTIVITY
  • REDOX COUPLE
  • PEDOTPSS
  • CELLS
  • ELECTROLYTES
  • ENHANCEMENT
  • PERFORMANCE
  • FIGURE
  • MERIT

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