Giant and Bidirectionally Tunable Ionic Thermopower in Cu-based Liquid Flow Thermocells Enabled by Solvation Entropy for Low-grade Heat Harvesting

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Zhuo Liu; Huidong Yang; Zhong‐Yi Li; Junxiang Tang; Ming Qu; Fanghao Zhong; Wei Xiang; Yangfan Song; J.C. Li; Hongwei Chen

doi:10.1039/d5ta05193b

January 1, 2025Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Giant and Bidirectionally Tunable Ionic Thermopower in Cu-based Liquid Flow Thermocells Enabled by Solvation Entropy for Low-grade Heat Harvesting

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Key Points

Harvesting low-grade heat efficiently demonstrates the potential of ionic thermocells for energy conversion.
The integration of different p/n-type redox units produces sufficient voltage, enhancing performance for low-grade heat.
This study utilized solvation entropy to achieve giant thermopower values in liquid flow thermocells, revealing a novel approach.
These findings highlight the importance of solvated ionic systems, suggesting broader applications in sustainable energy technologies.

Implication

Experimental analysis demonstrates high thermopower in ionic thermocells, indicating potential for efficient low-grade heat harvesting.

Abstract

Ionic thermocell (iTC) was promising candidates for efficiently harvesting low-grade waste heat. Their integration inevitably required the different p/n-type redox units in series to output sufficient voltage. However, the possible...

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Liu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68a36c360a429f797333070b https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ta05193b

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Giant and Bidirectionally Tunable Ionic Thermopower in Cu-based Liquid Flow Thermocells Enabled by Solvation Entropy for Low-grade Heat Harvesting

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Giant and Bidirectionally Tunable Ionic Thermopower in Cu-based Liquid Flow Thermocells Enabled by Solvation Entropy for Low-grade Heat Harvesting

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