Giant thermopower of ionic gelatin near room temperature
Southern University of Science and Technology · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · +2 more institutions
Abstract
Improving ionic thermoelectrics Using ions as charge carriers in thermoelectric devices usually requires using either thermal diffusion or redox reactions at two electrodes with different temperatures. Han et al. leveraged both of these strategies to develop a gelatin-based ionic thermoelectric device that uses alkali salts and an iron-based redox couple to generate a large thermopower. This device is capable of generating useful amounts of energy from body heat. Science , this issue p. 1091
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 29.24
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 53
Authors
11- CHCheng‐Gong HanCorresponding
Southern University of Science and Technology
- XQXin QianCorresponding
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- QLQikai Li
Southern University of Science and Technology, University of Hong Kong
- BDBiao Deng
Southern University of Science and Technology
- YZYongbin Zhu
Southern University of Science and Technology
Topics & keywords
- Ionic bonding
- Seebeck coefficient
- Thermoelectric effect
- Thermoelectric materials
- Redox
- Thermoelectric generator
- Materials science
- Gelatin
- Affordable and clean energy
Funding
- TTencent
- NNNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaAwards: 2016YFB0901600, 21573117, 11674289, 2019B030301001, 2016ZT06G587, 21573117 and 11674289
- MOMinistry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of ChinaAward: 2016YFB0901600
- SUSouthern University of Science and TechnologyAward: 2019B030301001
- NKNational Key Research and Development Program of ChinaAwards: Grant No. 2016YFB0901600, 2016YFB0901600