Thermo-electrochemical cells for waste heat harvesting–progress and perspectives

MF Dupont, DR MacFarlane, JM Pringle - Chemical communications, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermo-electrochemical cells (also called thermocells) are promising devices for harvesting
waste heat for the sustainable production of energy. Research into thermocells has …

Recent progress on integrated energy conversion and storage systems

B Luo, D Ye, L Wang - Advanced Science, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last few decades, there has been increasing interest in the design and construction
of integrated energy conversion and storage systems (IECSSs) that can simultaneously …

In situ photocatalytically enhanced thermogalvanic cells for electricity and hydrogen production

Y Wang, Y Zhang, X Xin, J Yang, M Wang, R Wang… - Science, 2023 - science.org
High-performance thermogalvanic cells have the potential to convert thermal energy into
electricity, but their effectiveness is limited by the low concentration difference of redox ions …

Thermosensitive crystallization–boosted liquid thermocells for low-grade heat harvesting

B Yu, J Duan, H Cong, W Xie, R Liu, X Zhuang… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Low-grade heat (below 373 kelvin) is abundant and ubiquitous but is mostly wasted
because present recovery technologies are not cost-effective. The liquid-state thermocell …

Thermally driven large n‐type voltage responses from hybrids of carbon nanotubes and poly (3, 4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) with tetrakis (dimethylamino) ethylene

H Wang, JH Hsu, SI Yi, SL Kim, K Choi… - Advanced …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201502950 toxic, heavy, and/or rare-earth elements, here we report
fully organic polymeric materials that may greatly alleviate the drawbacks. Organic materials …

Supramolecular thermo-electrochemical cells: enhanced thermoelectric performance by host–guest complexation and salt-induced crystallization

H Zhou, T Yamada, N Kimizuka - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Thermo-electrochemical cells have potential to generate thermoelectric voltage 1 order
higher than that given by semiconductor materials. To overcome the current issues in …

Vapor and heat dual-drive sustainable power for portable electronics in ambient environments

J Bai, Y Hu, T Guang, K Zhu, H Wang… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Ubiquitous vapor and low-grade heat are widely available in nature and provide abundant,
clean sources for developing new types of power generators. Herein, we demonstrate high …

High-efficiency thermocells driven by thermo-electrochemical processes

M Li, M Hong, M Dargusch, J Zou, ZG Chen - Trends in Chemistry, 2021 - cell.com
Thermocells (also called thermo-electrochemical cells) are a promising technology for
converting low-grade heat (< 200° C) into electricity through temperature-dependent redox …

Thermally regenerative electrochemical cycle for low-grade heat harvesting

C Gao, SW Lee, Y Yang - ACS Energy Letters, 2017 - ACS Publications
Tremendous low-grade heat (ie,< 130° C) exists in solar thermal, geothermal, and industrial
waste heat. Efficient conversion of low-grade heat to electricity can recover these wasted …

Progress and prospects for low-grade heat recovery electrochemical technologies

D Huo, H Tian, G Shu, W Wang - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The low-grade heat is ubiquitous and widely distributed. Due to the lack of efficient recovery
methods, the low-grade heat is directly discharged into the environment, causing energy …