Document Type
Article
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Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence
Disciplines
Civil engineering
Abstract
Thermoelectric materials enable the direct conversion of thermal to electrical energy. One application of this is ambient heat energy harvesting where relatively stable temperature gradients existing between the inside and outside of a building could be utilized to produce electricity. Buildings can thus change from energy consumers to energy generators. This could ultimately help reduce the surface temperatures and energy consumption of buildings, especially in urban areas. In this paper, research work carried out on developing and characterizing a cement-based thermoelectric material is presented. Cement-based samples are doped with different metal oxides (Bi2O3 and Fe2O3) to enhance their thermoelectric properties, which are defined through their Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity. The study also discusses the positive impact of moisture content on the electrical conductivity
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14122311
Recommended Citation
Jani R, Holmes N, West R, Gaughan K, Liu X, Qu M, Orisakwe E, Stella L, Kohanoff J, Yin H, Wojciechowski B. Characterization and Performance Enhancement of Cement-Based Thermoelectric Materials. Polymers. 2022; 14(12):2311. DOI: 10.3390/polym14122311
Funder
This research is supported through a US-Ireland grant tri-funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF, 1805818), Science Foundation Ireland (SFI, 17/US/3424), and the Department for the Economy of Northern Ireland (DfE, USI 127).
Publication Details
Polymers
Open access
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/12/2311