Figure of merit for ionic thermoelectric materials | Synapse
April 22, 2026Open Access
Figure of merit for ionic thermoelectric materials
Key Points
This research aims to establish a performance index that connects the properties of ionic thermoelectric materials with their efficiency in energy conversion.
Proposed a new performance index for evaluating ionic thermoelectric materials.
Analyzed the relationship between material properties and energy conversion efficiency.
Introduced a novel metric that can assess ionic thermoelectric materials.
Demonstrated that the new index can improve understanding of efficiency in practical applications.
Abstract
A new performance index is proposed for ionic thermoelectric materials, to bridge the material properties and energy conversion efficiency in real-world application scenarios.