Heat induced voltage generation in electrochemical cell containing zinc oxide nanoparticles

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2160-2163

  Mondal, Anindita ^a   Basu, Ruma ^b   Das, Sukhen ^a   Nandy, Papiya ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Jogamaya Devi College   (India)

Author keywords

Electrochemical cell; Energy conversion efficiency; Planar lipid membrane; Thermo voltage; Zinc oxide nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTROLYTIC ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ENERGY CONVERSION; LIPIDS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SUN; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE; AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; HEAT ENERGY; INDUCED VOLTAGES; LIGHT QUANTA; LIPID MEMBRANES; NEW MATERIAL; PLANAR LIPID MEMBRANES; STORAGE CAPACITY; THERMAL EXCITATION; THERMO-VOLTAGE; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES;

CELLS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RESOURCE; HEAT FLOW; HEAT PRODUCTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID; OXIDE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 77950338833     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.01.035     Document Type: Article

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