“One stone two birds” or “you can't have your cake and eat it too”? Effects of device dimensions and position of the thermoelectric module on simultaneous solar-driven water evaporation and thermoelectric generation
Haiwen Wang, Yanying Shi, Tiefeng Liu, Xiuwen Zheng, Shanmin Gao, Jun Lü
Abstract
Flexible CMF/Cu@CuS was fabricated as a photothermal conversion material (PCM) for simultaneous water evaporation and thermoelectric generation. By adjusting the position of the TE module in the PCM, a “one stone two birds” function can be realized.
Topics & Concepts
Thermoelectric effectPosition (finance)EvaporationMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsFunction (biology)Mechanical engineeringPhysicsEngineeringThermodynamicsBiologyEvolutionary biologyEconomicsFinanceSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies