Improvement of the Thermoelectric Power Factor of ZnO Using Ionic Liquids.

ABSTRACT: Thermoelectric (TE) materials are able to convert heat into electricity. Since many heat sources are available in our sourroundings (e.g., body heat, sun, domestic heat), thermoelectricity have drawn significant interest for energy harvesting. The power factor (PF = S ²σ, being S and σ the Seebeck coefficient and the electrical conductivity, respectively) and the thermal conductivity are key parameters to assess materials' performance. Our group reported a few years ago a concept to significantly improve the PF. It was based on the combination of a porous TE solid with a liquid electrolyte. PF improvements above 3 times were achieved when Sb-doped SnO₂ was used as the solid. However, despite this substantially high PF enchancement, not very high PFs were

SUBMITTER: Rahman MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12895412 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature