title: Substituted ferrocenes and iodine as synergistic thermoelectrochemical heat harvesting redox couples in ionic liquids.
abstract: Combining ferrocene and iodine results in enhanced thermoelectrochemical (or thermogalvanic) waste heat harvesting abilities, for both the Seebeck coefficient and the overall power output. All systems displayed a mixture of ferrocene, ferrocenium, iodine and triiodide. The observed enhancement correlates with lower electron-density on the ferrocene; the synergistic improvement observed for mixtures of substituted ferrocenes and iodine is attributed to the formation of charge-transfer complexes. Combining dibutanoylferrocene and iodine resulted in the highest Seebeck coefficient of 1.67 mV K(-1).
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. l.aldous@unsw.edu.au.
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authors.affiliation: Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
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authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. l.aldous@unsw.edu.au.
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authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. l.aldous@unsw.edu.au.
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authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. l.aldous@unsw.edu.au.
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authors.affiliation: Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
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authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. l.aldous@unsw.edu.au.
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authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. l.aldous@unsw.edu.au.
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authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. l.aldous@unsw.edu.au.
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