Towards ionic liquid-based thermoelectrochemical cells for the harvesting of thermal energy

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 113, Issue , 2013, Pages 87-93

  Abraham, Theodore J ^a   Macfarlane, Douglas R ^a   Baughman, Ray H ^b   Jin, Liyu ^a   Li, Na ^b,c   Pringle, Jennifer M ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrolyte; Energy conversion; Ionic liquids; Redox couple; Thermal harvesting

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS; ELECTROCHEMICAL STABILITIES; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; REDOX COUPLE; THERMO-ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; THERMODYNAMIC AND TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES; THERMOELECTRIC FIGURE OF MERIT;

ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY CONVERSION; IONIC LIQUIDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84885492026     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.08.087     Document Type: Article

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