Thermoelectric polymer aerogels and methods of fabrication thereof
Abstract
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to thermoelectric polymer aerogels. In one aspect, a method includes depositing a solution on a substrate. The solution comprises a thermoelectric polymer. Solvent of the solution is removed to form a layer of the thermoelectric polymer. The layer is placed in a polar solvent to form a gel comprising the thermoelectric polymer. The gel is cooled to freeze the polar solvent. The gel is placed in a vacuum environment to sublimate the polar solvent from the gel to form an aerogel comprising the thermoelectric polymer.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1600453
- Patent Number(s):
- 10522732
- Application Number:
- 15/491,054
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
-
C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08J - WORKING-UP
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 04/19/2017
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Zaia, Edmond W., Gordon, Madeleine P., Zhou, Preston, Russ, Boris, Coates, Nelson, Sahu, Ayaskanta, and Urban, Jeffrey J. Thermoelectric polymer aerogels and methods of fabrication thereof. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web.
Zaia, Edmond W., Gordon, Madeleine P., Zhou, Preston, Russ, Boris, Coates, Nelson, Sahu, Ayaskanta, & Urban, Jeffrey J. Thermoelectric polymer aerogels and methods of fabrication thereof. United States.
Zaia, Edmond W., Gordon, Madeleine P., Zhou, Preston, Russ, Boris, Coates, Nelson, Sahu, Ayaskanta, and Urban, Jeffrey J. Tue .
"Thermoelectric polymer aerogels and methods of fabrication thereof". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1600453.
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