title: Light-triggered thermoelectric conversion based on a carbon nanotube-polymer hybrid gel.
abstract: Lights? Nanotubes? Action! A hydrogel comprising lysozymes, poly(ethylene glycol), phospholipids, and functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes is employed for light-driven thermoelectric conversion. A photoinduced thermoelectric conversion module based on the hydrogel functions as a novel electric power generator (see image). This concept may find application in various industries, such as robotics and aerospace engineering.
authors.affiliation: Health Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. e-miyako@aist.go.jp
authors.forename: Eijiro
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miyako
authors.forename: Hideya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Ryoji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Funahashi
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirotsu
mesh_terms: D004560:Electricity; D005782:Gels; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D005782:Gels; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D011108:Polymers