Organic Magnet Mediated Spintronic Heat-Energy Exchange
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Nottingham
Department Name: Sch of Chemistry
Abstract
Application of the Spin-Seebeck-Effect (SSE), only demonstrated in 2008/10, potentially allows new types of large area single layer thermoelectric (TE) devices for heat-energy exchange (waste heat energy recovery or micro Peltier cooling) under near ambient temperature applications.
Present SSE research demonstrations (based on synthetic garnets coated with Pt) are unsuited and unsustainable for real-World application. We proposed two new ways to attain more sustainable, lower cost SSE devices: (i) Use of a facilitating organic interface between the SSE and metal layers to facilitate spin transfer out of the SSE layer; (ii) replacement of the Pt metal layer by more sustainable metals.
Present SSE research demonstrations (based on synthetic garnets coated with Pt) are unsuited and unsustainable for real-World application. We proposed two new ways to attain more sustainable, lower cost SSE devices: (i) Use of a facilitating organic interface between the SSE and metal layers to facilitate spin transfer out of the SSE layer; (ii) replacement of the Pt metal layer by more sustainable metals.
Publications
Hu Y
(2023)
A Soluble 'Ba(Ni-ett)' (ett = 1,1,2,2-Ethenetetrathiolate) Derived Thermoelectric Material
in Electronic Materials Letters
Turley A
(2023)
Catalysis enabled synthesis, structures, and reactivities of fluorinated S 8 -corona[ n ]arenes ( n = 8-12)
in Chemical Science
| Description | Appropriate surface addatives do improve the spin Seebeck effect |
| Exploitation Route | We are already seeking funding to make improved versions of our initial findings to try to move towards practical heat to energy recovery |
| Sectors | Energy |
| Description | Institute of solid state physics, university of Latvia |
| Organisation | University of Latvia |
| Country | Latvia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | preparation of devices using partner's materials |
| Collaborator Contribution | use of topological insulators |
| Impact | publication in preparation |
| Start Year | 2022 |