High-performance cement/SWCNT thermoelectric nanocomposites and a structural thermoelectric generator device towards large-scale thermal energy harvesting
Ioanna Vareli, Lazaros Tzounis, Kyriaki Tsirka, Ioannis E. Kavvadias, Konstantinos Tsongas, Marco Liebscher, Anaxagoras Elenas, Leonidas N. Gergidis, N.‐M. Barkoula, Alkiviadis S. Paipetis
Abstract
For the first time, the thermoelectric properties of cement/single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) nanocomposites with over 3, 7, 14 and 28 days of hydration are reported, while a thermoelectric generator device (TEG) is fabricated utilising the material with the highest achieved power factor (PF).
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceThermoelectric effectCarbon nanotubeThermoelectric generatorNanocompositeComposite materialCementThermoelectric materialsSeebeck coefficientCarbon fibersNanotechnologyThermal conductivityOptoelectronicsComposite numberThermodynamicsPhysicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsSmart Materials for Construction