Radical enhancement of molecular thermoelectric efficiency
Sara Sangtarash, Hatef Sadeghi
Abstract
The challenge in exploiting quantum interference (QI) in molecules for thermoelectricity lies in controlling the alignment of QI induced resonances close to electrodes Fermi level. We show that spin orbitals in stable radicals can be utilised to overcome this challenge.
Topics & Concepts
Thermoelectric effectSeebeck coefficientMaterials scienceThermoelectric materialsThermal conductivityConductanceRadicalOptoelectronicsCondensed matter physicsNanotechnologyChemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryThermodynamicsPhysicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresQuantum and electron transport phenomena