Low-Grade Thermal Energy Harvesting: Advances in Thermoelectrics, Materials, and Emerging Applications provides readers with fundamental and key concepts surrounding low-grade thermal energy conversion while also reviewing the latest research directions. The book covers the most promising and emerging technologies for low-grade heat recovery, harvesting and conversion, including wearable thermoelectrics and organic thermoelectrics. Each chapter includes key materials, principles, design and fabrication strategies for low-grade heat recovery. Special attention on emerging materials such as organic composites, 2D materials and nanomaterials are also included. The book emphasizes materials and device structures that enable the powering of wearable electronics and consumer electronics.
The book is suitable for materials scientists and engineers in academia and R&D in manufacturing, industry, energy and electronics.
1. Low-Grade Thermal Energy Harvesting - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Front Matter - p. Page iv 6. Copyright - p. Page v 7. Contents - p. Page vi 8. Contributors - p. Page vii 9. List of Illustrations - p. Page viii 10. List of Tables - p. Page ix 11. Chapter 1 : Principles of low-grade heat harvesting - p. Page ix 12. Chapter 2 : Stretchable thermoelectric materials/devices for low-grade thermal energy harvesting - p. Page ix 13. Chapter 3 : Wearable power generation via thermoelectric textile - p. Page ix 14. Chapter 4 : Thermoelectric ionogel for low-grade heat harvesting - p. Page ix 15. Chapter 5 : Osmotic heat engines for low-grade thermal energy harvesting - p. Page ix 16. Chapter 6 : Liquid-based electrochemical systems for the conversion of heat to electricity - p. Page ix 17. Chapter 7 : Liquid-state thermocells for low-grade heat harvesting - p. Page ix 18. Chapter 8 : Bimetallic thermally-regenerative ammonia batteries - p. Page ix 19. Chapter 9 : Iron perchlorate electrolytes and nanocarbon electrodes related to the redox reaction - p. Page ix 20. Chapter 10 : Thermal energy harvesting using thermomagnetic effect - p. Page ix 21. Chapter 11 : Salt hydrate-based composite materials for thermochemical energy storage - p. Page ix 22. Index - p. Page ix
Low-Grade Thermal Energy Harvesting: Advances in Thermoelectrics, Materials, and Emerging Applications provides readers with fundamental and key concepts surrounding low-grade thermal energy conversion while also reviewing the latest research directions. The book covers the most promising and emerging technologies for low-grade heat recovery, harvesting and conversion, including wearable thermoelectrics and organic thermoelectrics. Each chapter includes key materials, principles, design and fabrication strategies for low-grade heat recovery. Special attention on emerging materials such as organic composites, 2D materials and nanomaterials are also included. The book emphasizes materials and device structures that enable the powering of wearable electronics and consumer electronics.
The book is suitable for materials scientists and engineers in academia and R&D in manufacturing, industry, energy and electronics.
1. Low-Grade Thermal Energy Harvesting - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Front Matter - p. Page iv 6. Copyright - p. Page v 7. Contents - p. Page vi 8. Contributors - p. Page vii 9. List of Illustrations - p. Page viii 10. List of Tables - p. Page ix 11. Chapter 1 : Principles of low-grade heat harvesting - p. Page ix 12. Chapter 2 : Stretchable thermoelectric materials/devices for low-grade thermal energy harvesting - p. Page ix 13. Chapter 3 : Wearable power generation via thermoelectric textile - p. Page ix 14. Chapter 4 : Thermoelectric ionogel for low-grade heat harvesting - p. Page ix 15. Chapter 5 : Osmotic heat engines for low-grade thermal energy harvesting - p. Page ix 16. Chapter 6 : Liquid-based electrochemical systems for the conversion of heat to electricity - p. Page ix 17. Chapter 7 : Liquid-state thermocells for low-grade heat harvesting - p. Page ix 18. Chapter 8 : Bimetallic thermally-regenerative ammonia batteries - p. Page ix 19. Chapter 9 : Iron perchlorate electrolytes and nanocarbon electrodes related to the redox reaction - p. Page ix 20. Chapter 10 : Thermal energy harvesting using thermomagnetic effect - p. Page ix 21. Chapter 11 : Salt hydrate-based composite materials for thermochemical energy storage - p. Page ix 22. Index - p. Page ix
