Colossal thermo-hydro-electrochemical voltage generation for self-sustainable operation of electronics

Yufan Zhang; Ahrum Sohn; Anirban Chakraborty; Choongho Yu

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25606-3

Nature Communications (Sep 2021)

Colossal thermo-hydro-electrochemical voltage generation for self-sustainable operation of electronics

Yufan Zhang,
Ahrum Sohn,
Anirban Chakraborty,
Choongho Yu

Affiliations

Yufan Zhang: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University
Ahrum Sohn: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Anirban Chakraborty: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Choongho Yu: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25606-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Thermoelectrics are suited to converting dissipated heat into electricity for operating electronics but limited by the small voltage from the Seebeck effect. Here, the authors report a thermo-hydro-electrochemical hybrid device with −87 mV K−1.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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