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Flexible and Self‐Healing Thermoelectric Converters Based on Thermosensitive Liquids at Low Temperature Gradient
Author(s) -
Jia Hanyu,
Tao Xinglei,
Wang Yapei
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced electronic materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.25
H-Index - 56
ISSN - 2199-160X
DOI - 10.1002/aelm.201600136
Subject(s) - ionic liquid , materials science , thermoelectric effect , flexibility (engineering) , converters , thermoelectric materials , nanotechnology , desorption , ionic bonding , engineering physics , process engineering , thermal conductivity , thermodynamics , power (physics) , ion , organic chemistry , composite material , physics , chemistry , statistics , mathematics , adsorption , catalysis , engineering
A thermal‐sensitive liquid‐based thermoelectric converter is developed with the use of ionic liquids. Ionic species influence the Seebeck effect owing to their distinct desorption abilities from metallic electrodes. Owing to the intrinsic advantages of liquid materials, ionic liquids are exploited to fabricate high‐level energy converters with abilities of flexibility, self‐healing property, and photo‐thermo‐electric conversion.