TE-IonicPolyGels · Study of functionalised Pluronic® polymer doping in thermoelectric ionic polymer gels for tuning of ionic Seebeck coefficient and application in harvesting heat to electricity
Horizon Europe — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2022-11-01 → 2024-10-31
- EU contribution
- €166,279
- Participants
- 1
- Scheme
- HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF
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Results in brief
Study of functionalised Pluronic® polymer doping in thermoelectric ionic polymer gels for tuning of ionic Seebeck coefficient and application in harvesting heat to electricity
The project TE-IonicPolyGels is focuses development of thermoelectric ionic polymer gels (TEIPGs) that harvest environmental waste heat or cold into electricity. This is sustainable way of harvesting renewable energy and to utilize it for specific applications through chemical engineering of TEIPGs by selective use of polymer and ions. Although, TEIPGs are latest generation of TE-materials as it holds importance for printable properties that enable it to ease in the TE-device fabrication process and wearable electronics applications. Due to availability of large library of polymers, solvents, ionic liquids and metal-ion or non-metal ions, it expects huge freedom in achieving high TE-performance compositions. But these TEIPGs work based on principal of Soret effect, where TEIPG between two electrodes, generate electricity by ionic thermo-diffusion under influence of heat gradient across the TEIPG. Hence, achieving suitable ionic dissociation, selective anion/cation diffusion, tuning of Seebeck coefficient magnitude, and control of thermal conductivity are bottleneck problems to be solved in the field. The overall objective of this project is to achieve batter strategies to design the TEIPGs by introducing new dopants and polymer/ion combination to tune the ion dissociation in polymer matrix and improving TE performance/Seebeck coefficient. Further, to utilize these ionic polymer gels to energy storage devices. This technology enables the sustainable energy harvesting and will contribute to overcome exiting problems available due to use of fossil fuels which make huge impact on society.
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Project objective
Thermoelectric ionic polymer gel (TEIPG) materials are rising generation of thermal energy harvesting materials which can harvest thermal energy by temperature gradient difference assisted thermo-diffusion of ions within the gel matrix. TEIPGs are claiming a bright future due to wide applications in heat harvesting and powering wearable electronics devices. However, a long way needs to be taken concerning material optimization and structural design to enhance the efficiency of these materials and accelerate the scale-up of the fabrication process of devices. The project TE-IonicPolyGels targets the development of TEIPG with a wide ionic Seabeck coefficient to realize improved energy harvesting and gel properties to meet printable device fabrication on rigid and flexible requirements. The project comprises the following aims: [A] functionalisation of Pluronic® polymer chain end groups with acidic/basic/neutral salt-based functional groups as new materials. [B] doping study of functionalized and bare Pluronic® polymers in thermoelectric gel system and screening of thermoelectric properties, [C] development of printable ink of TEIPGs for device fabrication and application in charging of wearable device and waste heat harvesting from the environment. This project will serve knowledge to utilize Pluronic® polymer to develop efficient TEIPGs with tunable Seebeck coefficient and printable ink formation properties. The project will be conducted by an early career material Research Scientist, Dr. Kevalkumar K. Sonigara, under the supervision of Prof. Martin Pumera at the Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Brno University of Technology. The fellowship will expand the horizons and expertise of Dr. Sonigara in TEIPGs field and boost his employability and academic career. From TE-IonicPolyGels project, we hope to establish a robust scientific and technical platform for European science and technology and promote the European economy's prosperity.
Original text from CORDIS.
Participants
- VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE V BRNE · BRNO STREDCoordinatorCzechia
Links
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- DOI: 10.3030/101067295
- https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e516ab2086&appId=PPGMS
- https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5fc3f1e93&appId=PPGMS
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