438 Nanomaterials for Thermal-to-Electric Conversion

Wednesday, October 31, 2012: 8:30 AM
307 (Convention Center )
Description:
More than 80% of current world energy needs are met through fossil fuels and more than 60% of this energy is released to the environment as "waste heat". Recent efforts to convert either solar-thermal or waste heat energy into electricity will be presented here, along with present challenges and opportunities.

Sponsor:
Topical 5: Nanomaterials for Energy Applications
Co-Sponsor(s):
Emerging Energy Processes (07C), Alternate Fuels and New Technology (16D), Sustainable Energy (23C)

Chair:
Akram Boukai
Email: boukai@umich.edu


8:30 AM
(438a) Design Principles of Telluride-Based Nanowire Heterostructures for Thermoelectric Applications
Yue Wu

8:50 AM
(438b) Excess Thermopower in Carbon Nanotubes Using Thermopower Waves
Joel T. Abrahamson, Bernat Sempere, Michael P. Walsh, Jared M. Forman, Sayalee G. Mahajan and Michael S. Strano

9:10 AM
(438c) First Principles Model for Predicting the Thermoelectric Properties of Complex Antimonides and Oxides
Maria Stoica, Alireza Faghaninia, Zhou Yu and Cynthia S. Lo

9:30 AM
(438d) Characterizing Thermal Transport in Self Assembled Monolayer Junctions
Shubhaditya Majumdar, Scott N. Schiffres, Alan J. H. McGaughey and Jonathan A. Malen

9:50 AM
(438e) Studies of Thermal Conductivity in Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Nanocrystal Superlattices
Wee-Liat Ong, Sara Rupich, Dmitri Talapin, Alan J. H. McGaughey and Jonathan A. Malen
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