That, however, is just «one piece of the puzzle,» Chen says: In order to be useful for thermoelectric devices, a material must combine low thermal conductivity
with high electrical conductivity.
In the study, Professor Kim and his research team have developed a new catalyst, using the cation ordered double perovskite
with high electrical conductivity and catalyic performance.
Not exact matches
Copper is a natural red metal
with high thermal and
electrical conductivity.
A film
with higher resistance has lower
electrical conductivity, meaning that more voltage must be applied to send a signal through it, which further degrades the material.
CNTs are nanosized cylindrical tubes
with high theoretical
electrical conductivity.
This fluctuation, also known as Kondo resonance, increases the Seebeck coefficient
with keeping metal - like
high electrical conductivity at low temperature, and therefore the power factor.
The ideal TE material combines
high electrical conductivity, allowing the current to flow,
with low thermal
conductivity, which prevents the temperature gradient from evening out.
The discovery of graphene,
with its
high strength - to - weight ratio, flexibility,
electrical conductivity, and ability to form an impenetrable barrier, led to an explosion of interest in 2D solids.
One of the difficulties involved in developing thermo - electric systems that convert heat into electric current is the need for materials exhibiting
high electrical conductivity but low thermal
conductivity, which is only possible
with complicated crystal structures.
Graphene's mechanical stability,
high electrical conductivity, and compatibility
with a diverse array of carbonaceous functionalization chemistries makes it an alluring host system for novel gas sensors.
Magma has
high electrical conductivity, he explained, a trait that laboratory studies have demonstrated
with molten rocks similar to those expected to lie beneath Io's surface.
In a related paper, published in April's Nature Materials, Merck Chemicals in the United Kingdom developed a new polymer whose
electrical mobility, related to
conductivity, is the
highest so far in a polymer, endowing the new polymer
with performance comparable to amorphous silicon.
«The solar wind, because it is an extended ionized gas of very
high electrical conductivity, drags some magnetic flux out of the Sun, thereby filling the heliosphere
with the weak interplanetary magnetic field.
With its
high electrical and thermal
conductivity, copper is an ideal material for heat exchanger applications, like this copper heat sink for an LED light bulb.