Recent advances in organic, inorganic, and hybrid thermoelectric aerogels

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/ac2802

Abstract The thermoelectric (TE) materials and corresponding TE devices can achieve direct heat-to-electricity conversion, thus have wide applications in heat energy harvesting (power generator), wearable electronics and local cooling. In recent years, aerogel-based TE materials have received considerable attention and have made remarkable progress because of their unique structural, electrical and thermal properties. In this review, the recent progress in both organic, inorganic, and composite/hybrid TE aerogels is systematically summarized, including the main constituents, preparation method, TE performance, as well as factors affecting the TE performance and the corresponding mechanism. Moreover, two typical aerogel-based TE devices/generators are compared and analyzed in terms of assembly modes and output performance. Finally, the present challenges and some tentative suggestions for future research prospects are provided in conclusion.

Keywords: thermoelectric materials thermoelectric device aerogel thermoelectric performance

Received: 28 August 2021
Revised: 12 September 2021
Accepted manuscript online: 18 September 2021

PACS:	79.10.-n	(Thermoelectronic phenomena)
	72.15.Jf	(Thermoelectric and thermomagnetic effects)
	84.60.Rb	(Thermoelectric, electrogasdynamic and other direct energy conversion)

Fund: Project supported by Shenzhen Fundamental Research Program (Grant No. JCYJ20200109105604088) and Distinguished Young Talents in Higher Education of Guangdong, China (Project No. 2020KQNCX061).

Corresponding Authors: Zhuoxin Liu, Guoxing Sun, Guangming Chen
E-mail: liuzhuoxin@szu.edu.cn;gxsun@um.edu.mo;chengm@szu.edu.cn

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Lirong Liang(梁丽荣), Xiaodong Wang(王晓东), Zhuoxin Liu(刘卓鑫), Guoxing Sun(孙国星), and Guangming Chen(陈光明) Recent advances in organic, inorganic, and hybrid thermoelectric aerogels 2022 Chin. Phys. B 31 027903

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