Multifunctional Magnetic Nanocolloids for Hybrid Solar-Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting

Year: 2021

Authors: Sani E., Martina M.R., Salez T.J., Nakamae S., Dubois E., Peyre V.

Autors Affiliation: CNR, INO Natl Inst Opt, Largo E Fermi 6, I-50125 Florence, Italy; Univ Paris Saclay, Serv Phys Etat Condense, CEA Saclay, CNRS,CEA, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France; Ecole Ponts ParisTech, 6&8 Ave Blaise Pascal, F-77455 Champs Sur Marne, Marne La Vallee, France; Sorbonne Univ, Lab Physicochim Electrolytes & Nanosyst Interfaci, CNRS, 4 Pl Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France.

Abstract: Present environmental issues force the research to explore radically new concepts in sustainable and renewable energy production. In the present work, a functional fluid consisting of a stable colloidal suspension of maghemite magnetic nanoparticles in water was characterized from the points of view of thermoelectrical and optical properties, to evaluate its potential for direct electricity generation from thermoelectric effect enabled by the absorption of sunlight. These nanoparticles were found to be an excellent solar radiation absorber and simultaneously a thermoelectric power-output enhancer with only a very small volume fraction when the fluid was heated from the top. These findings demonstrate the investigated nanofluid’s high promise as a heat transfer fluid for co-generating heat and power in brand new hybrid flat-plate solar thermal collectors where top-heating geometry is imposed.

Journal/Review: NANOMATERIALS

Volume: 11 (4)      Pages from: 1031-1  to: 1031-18

More Information: This work was partially supported by EU COST Action CA15119: Overcoming Barriers to Nanofluids Market Uptake (NANOUPTAKE) in the framework of the Short-Term Scientific Mission program, the Italian bank foundation “Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze” within the I-SOLAR project (Pratica 2020.1728), and Investissements dŽAvenir grant from Labex PALM (ANR-10-LABX-0039-PALM).
KeyWords: Seebeck effect, direct absorption solar collectors, nanofluids, concentrating solar power, maghemite, thermoelectricity
DOI: 10.3390/nano11041031

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Citations: 12
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