Year: 1968
Type: article
Abstract: The suitability of molten salts for thermoelectric generation depends on their thermoelectric potential and the ratio of their electrical to thermal conductivities. The theories and experimental data on these properties have been examined and the thermoelectric potentials of cuprous bromide and cuprous iodide measured as 0·46 and 0·53 mv degk −1 . The figure of merit has been estimated for a few of the more promising salts. Molten-salt thermocells have certain advantages over semiconductor thermoelements as there are no contact junction, doping or thermal expansion problems, and they are inexpensive. But the mass transfer between the electrodes forms a major development problem.
Author: K Cornwell
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2026263737