title: Harvesting Nanocatalytic Heat Localized in Nanoalloy Catalyst as a Heat Source in a Nanocomposite Thin Film Thermoelectric Device.
abstract: This report describes findings of an investigation of harvesting nanocatalytic heat localized in a nanoalloy catalyst layer as a heat source in a nanocomposite thin film thermoelectric device for thermoelectric energy conversion. This device couples a heterostructured copper-zinc sulfide nanocomposite for thermoelectrics and low-temperature combustion of methanol fuels over a platinum-cobalt nanoalloy catalyst for producing heat localized in the nanocatalyst layer. The possibility of tuning nanocatalytic heat in the nanocatalyst and thin film thermoelectric properties by compositions points to a promising pathway in thermoelectric energy conversion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton , Binghamton, New York 13902, United States.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton , Binghamton, New York 13902, United States.
authors.forename: Shiyao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton , Binghamton, New York 13902, United States.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology , 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan.
authors.forename: Derrick M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Mott
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology , 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maenosono
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton , Binghamton, New York 13902, United States.
authors.forename: Chuan-Jian
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Zhong