Carbon nanotube-guided thermopower waves
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Choi, Wonjoon
Abrahamson, Joel T.
Strano, Jennifer M.
Strano, Michael S.
Wonjoon, Choi
Date Issued
October 2010
Journal
Materials Today
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Elsevier B.V.
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Choi, Wonjoon, Joel T. Abrahamson, Jennifer M. Strano, and Michael S. Strano. “Carbon Nanotube-Guided Thermopower Waves.” Materials Today 13, no. 10 (October 2010): 22–33. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.
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Abstract
Thermopower waves are a new concept for the direct conversion of chemical to electrical energy. A nanowire with large axial thermal diffusivity can accelerate a self-propagating reaction wave using a fuel coated along its length. The reaction wave drives electrical carriers in a thermopower wave, creating a high-power pulse of as much as 7 kW/kg in experiments using carbon nanotubes. We review nanomaterials designed to overcome limitations of thermoelectricity and explore the emerging scientific and practical outlook for devices using thermopower waves.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1016/S1369-7021(10)70183-8
