Soret-effect induced thermoelectrics: confronting the efficiency bottleneck
This Perspective explains why ionic thermoelectric devices generate large thermal voltages yet fail to utilize most input heat in practice, and outlines strategies to improve overall energy-conversion efficiency.
Authors
- Qing Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0660-596X)
- Dan Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5266-6726)
- Xavier Crispin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8845-6296)
Institutions
- Department of Science,Technology and Innovation (ZA)
- Department of Science and Technology and Biotechnology (IN)
- Advanced Materials and Devices (United States) (US)
- South China University of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- National Science Review
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwag138
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00