五氧化二铁
材料科学
钒
膜
离子键合
聚合物
热电效应
离子电导率
离子液体
层状结构
聚电解质
化学工程
纳米技术
离子
复合材料
物理化学
有机化学
化学
电极
电解质
工程类
催化作用
物理
冶金
热力学
生物化学
作者
Raktim Gogoi,Harshan Madeshwaran,Arnab Ghosh,Yoav Green,Kalyan Raidongia
标识
DOI:10.1002/adfm.202301178
摘要
Abstract In recent years, the application of ionic thermoelectric (TE) materials to convert low‐grade waste heat into electricity has become a subject of intense scientific research. However, most of the efforts are focused on organic polyelectrolytes or ionic‐liquids embedded in polymeric gels. Here, for the first time, it is demonstrated that nanofluidic membranes of reconstructed layered materials like vanadium pentoxide (V 2 O 5 ) exhibit excellent ionic‐TE characteristics. The high Seebeck coefficient (S = 14.5 ± 0.5 mV K ‐1 ) of the V 2 O 5 membrane (VO‐M) is attributed to temperature gradient‐induced unidirectional transport of protons through the percolated network of 2D nanofluidic channels. The TE characteristics of VO‐M show nearly 80% improvement (S = 26.3 ± 0.7 mV K ‐1 ) upon functionalizing its percolated network with ionic polymers like poly(4‐styrenesulfonic acid) (PSS). Further, unlike organic polymer‐based TE systems, VO‐M not only sustains exposure to high temperatures (≈200 °C, 5 min) but also protects the PSS molecules intercalated into its interlayer space. Moreover, V 2 O 5 ‐based TE materials can self‐repair any damage to their physical structure with the help of a tiny water droplet. Thus, nanofluidic membranes of reconstructed layered materials like VO‐Ms demonstrate vast robustness and great ionic‐TE performance, which can provide a novel platform for scientific studies and futuristic applications.
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