期刊
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
卷 15, 期 8, 页码 3265-3274出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d2ee01038k
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资金
- Natural Science Foundation of China [51871053, 52174343]
- Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission [202101070003E00110]
- Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology [20JC1415200]
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation [CHN 1210297 HFST-P]
Efficient, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective thermoelectric modules have been developed, operating stably at high temperatures and achieving a high conversion efficiency, demonstrating feasibility and scalability for waste heat recovery applications.
Thermoelectric modules can directly convert the waste heat released by plants or vehicles into useful electricity, providing a clean and sustainable way to use fossil energy more efficiently. However, their commercial application in power generation, especially at temperatures above 500 K, has proceeded very slowly due to the low module efficiency, scarce or toxic constituent elements, and lack of stable metallization at high temperatures. Here, we develop a highly efficient, environmentally friendly and cost-effective thermoelectric module by using n-type Se-doped Mg-3(Bi,Sb)(2) and p-type CoSb3-based skutterudite. The module can operate robustly up to 750 K and achieves a conversion efficiency of over 9% under a temperature difference of 450 K, superior to that of state-of-the-art single-stage thermoelectric modules. These achievements result from a comprehensive study involving optimization of the material composition and microstructure, screening for effective diffusion barrier layers, and rational design of the module structure. Our work demonstrates the feasibility and scalability of efficient and reliable thermoelectric modules based on sustainable elements for broad applications in mid-temperature waste heat recovery.
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