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Capturing Waste Heat Energy with Charge-Transfer Organic Thermoelectrics

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Electrically conducting organic salts, known for over 60 years, have recently demonstrated new abilities to convert waste heat directly into electrical power via the thermoelectric effect. Multiple opportunities are emerging for new structure–property relationships and for new materials to be obtained through synthetic organic chemistry. This review highlights key aspects of this field, which is complementary to current efforts based on polymeric, nanostructured or inorganic thermoelectric materials and indicates opportunities whereby mainstream organic chemists can contribute. 1 What Are Thermoelectrics? And Why Use Them? 2 Current Organic and Hybrid Thermoelectrics 3 Unique Materials from Tetrathiotetracenes 4 Synthesis of Tetrathiotetracenes 5 Materials and Device Applications 6 Future Perspectives

Source: Synthesis

DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1610208

Authors: Vladimir Dimitrov, Simon Woodward

Institutions: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, University of Nottingham

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Affordable and clean energy, Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2842158958

FWCI: 0.262

Cites: 20

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10