Capturing waste heat energy with charge-transfer organic thermoelectrics

Dimitrov, Vladimir; Woodward, Simon

Abstract

Electrically conducting organic salts, known for over 60 years, have recently demonstrated new abilities to convert waste heat directly into electrical power via the thermoelectric effect. Multiple opportunities are emerging for new structure-property relationships and new materials to be attained through synthetic organic chemistry. This review highlights key aspects of this field, which is complimentary to current efforts based on polymeric, nanostructured or inorganic thermoelectric materials and indicates opportunities whereby main stream organic chemists can contribute.

Citation

Dimitrov, V., & Woodward, S. (2018). Capturing waste heat energy with charge-transfer organic thermoelectrics. SYNTHESIS, 50(19), 3833-3842. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1610208

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 7, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Jul 12, 2018
• Publication Date: Jul 12, 2018
• Deposit Date: Jul 13, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 13, 2019
• Journal: Synthesis
• Print ISSN: 1851-779X
• Electronic ISSN: 0039-7881
• Publisher: Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 50
• Issue: 19
• Pages: 3833-3842
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1610208
• Keywords: organic materials, synthesis, synthetic metals, organic thermoelectrics, acenes
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/946502
• Publisher URL: https://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1610208