High-efficiency electrochemical thermal energy harvester using carbon nanotube aerogel sheet electrodes

Hyeongwook Im; Taewoo Kim; Hyelynn Song; Jongho Choi; Jae Sung Park; Raquel Ovalle-Robles; Hee Doo Yang; Kenneth D. Kihm; Ray H. Baughman; Hong H. Lee; Tae June Kang; Yong Hyup Kim

doi:10.1038/ncomms10600

Nature Communications (Feb 2016)

High-efficiency electrochemical thermal energy harvester using carbon nanotube aerogel sheet electrodes

Hyeongwook Im,
Taewoo Kim,
Hyelynn Song,
Jongho Choi,
Jae Sung Park,
Raquel Ovalle-Robles,
Hee Doo Yang,
Kenneth D. Kihm,
Ray H. Baughman,
Hong H. Lee,
Tae June Kang,
Yong Hyup Kim

Affiliations

Hyeongwook Im: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University
Taewoo Kim: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University
Hyelynn Song: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University
Jongho Choi: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University
Jae Sung Park: Institute of Advanced Machinery and Design, Seoul National University
Raquel Ovalle-Robles: Nano-Science & Technology Center, Lintec of America, Inc.
Hee Doo Yang: Department of NanoMechatronics Engineering, College of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Pusan National University
Kenneth D. Kihm: Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee
Ray H. Baughman: Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute, University of Texas at Dallas
Hong H. Lee: School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University
Tae June Kang: Department of Mechanical Engineering, INHA University
Yong Hyup Kim: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10600
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Conversion of low-grade waste heat into electricity is an important energy harvesting strategy. Here, the authors fabricate carbon nanotube aerogel-based thermo-electrochemical cells, which are potentially low-cost and relatively high-efficiency materials for this application.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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