📋 Tender Overview
Nanoscale Characterisation And Decoupling Of Charge And Heat Transport Across Interfaces In Novel, Molecular Thermoelectric Materials
Development Of Next-Generation Energy Materials
Harnessing Waste Heat For Electrical Power Is A Vital Step Towards Carbon Neutrality. Currently, Only A Third Of Primary Energy Is Converted Into Useful Energy Services. The Rest Is Wasted As Heat In The Various Industrial, Transportation, Residential Energy Conversion And Electricity Generation Processes. This Waste Of Energy Needs To Be Addressed To Mitigate The Consequences Of Climate Change. The Erc-Funded Nano-Dectet Project Will Explore Ways To Improve The Efficiency Of Thermoelectric Waste-Heat-To-Electricity Conversion. To Do So, It Will Use The Unique Physics Of Molecular Organic Semiconductors, As Well As Hybrid Organic Inorganic Semiconductors, To Make Efficient, Low-Temperature Thermoelectric Materials. If Successful, The Project Could Make A Significant Contribution To Improved Energy Efficiency.
Funded Under: Excellent Science - European Research Council (Erc)
Total Cost: € 2 709 688,00
Eu Contribution: € 2 709 688,00
Coordinated By: The Chancellor Masters And Scholars Of The University Of Cambridge
United Kingdom
