Generating electricity from heat using the spin Seebeck device
E-Mail IMAGE: (Left) Structure of conventional thermoelectric module based on charge Seebeck effect (Right) Structure of new thermoelectric module based on spin Seebeck effect view more Credit: POSTECH Thermoelectric (TE) conversion offers a carbon-free power generation from geothermal, waste, body or solar heat, and shows promise to be the next-generation energy conversion technology. At the core of such TE conversion, there lies an all solid-state thermoelectric device which enables energy conversion without the emission of noise, vibrations, or pollutants. To this, a POSTECH r...
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