Electrochemical systems configured to harvest heat energy
    22.
    发明授权
    Electrochemical systems configured to harvest heat energy 有权
    电化学系统配置为收获热能

    公开(公告)号:US09559388B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-31

    申请号:US14308669

    申请日:2014-06-18

    Abstract: Electrochemical systems for harvesting heat energy, and associated electrochemical cells and methods, are generally described. The electrochemical cells can be configured, in certain cases, such that at least a portion of the regeneration of the first electrochemically active material is driven by a change in temperature of the electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cells can be configured to include a first electrochemically active material and a second electrochemically active material, and, in some cases, the absolute value of the difference between the first thermogalvanic coefficient of the first electrochemically active material and the second thermogalvanic coefficient of the second electrochemically active material is at least about 0.5 millivolts/Kelvin.

    Abstract translation: 通常描述用于收获热能的电化学系统,以及相关的电化学电池和方法。 在某些情况下,可以配置电化学电池,使得第一电化学活性材料的至少一部分再生由电化学电池的温度变化驱动。 电化学电池可以被配置为包括第一电化学活性材料和第二电化学活性材料,并且在一些情况下,第一电化学活性材料的第一热电偶系数与第一电化学活性材料的第二热电偶系数之间的差的绝对值 第二电化学活性材料为至少约0.5毫伏/开尔文。

    NANOCOMPOSITES WITH HIGH THERMOELECTRIC FIGURES OF MERIT
    24.
    发明申请
    NANOCOMPOSITES WITH HIGH THERMOELECTRIC FIGURES OF MERIT 有权
    具有高温热电偶图的纳米复合材料

    公开(公告)号:US20140191435A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-10

    申请号:US13623459

    申请日:2012-09-20

    Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to nanocomposite thermoelectric materials that exhibit enhanced thermoelectric properties. The nanocomposite materials include two or more components, with at least one of the components forming nano-sized structures within the composite material. The components are chosen such that thermal conductivity of the composite is decreased without substantially diminishing the composite's electrical conductivity. Suitable component materials exhibit similar electronic band structures. For example, a band-edge gap between at least one of a conduction band or a valence band of one component material and a corresponding band of the other component material at interfaces between the components can be less than about 5 kBT, wherein kB is the Boltzman constant and T is an average temperature of said nanocomposite composition.

    Abstract translation: 本发明一般涉及显示增强的热电性质的纳米复合热电材料。 纳米复合材料包括两种或多种组分,其中至少一种组分在复合材料内形成纳米尺寸的结构。 选择这些组分使得复合材料的热导率降低而基本上不会降低复合材料的导电性。 合适的组分材料表现出类似的电子带结构。 例如,在一个组分材料的导带或价带中的至少一个与组分之间的界面处的另一组分材料的相应带之间的带边间隙可以小于约5kBT,其中kB是 玻尔兹曼常数和T是所述纳米复合组合物的平均温度。

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