Thermoelectrics Get More Attention, Says IDTechEx

NEC in Japan reports that recently, spin-driven thermoelectric effect (STE) has garnered much attention as a promising path towards low cost and versatile thermoelectric technology with easily scalable manufacturing. Progress is hindered by lack of understanding of the fundamental physics and materials properties responsible. In such a nascent scientific field, NEC data-driven approaches relying on statistics and machine learning, instead of more traditional modeling methods, can reveal the full potential for devices.

NEC in Japan reports that recently, spin-driven thermoelectric effect (STE) has garnered much attention as a promising path towards low cost and versatile thermoelectric technology with easily scalable manufacturing. Progress is hindered by lack of understanding of the fundamental physics and materials properties responsible. In such a nascent scientific field, NEC data-driven approaches relying on statistics and machine learning, instead of more traditional modeling methods, can reveal the full potential for devices.

Raghu Das, CEO of analysts IDTechEx says, "With the newer Internet of Things nodes, less power is needed and extra will often be paid for fit-and-forget with very long life and thermoelectrics admirably provide just that, integrating with other monolithic harvesters as needed. This year we once again see more interest in our thermoelectric report than our reports on triboelectrics or piezoelectric harvesting for example. Spray-on thermoelectrics for smoke stacks now looks good though we still need convincing about thermoelectric roads."

The IDTechEx report on the topic, "Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting and Sensing 2020-2030", appraises all the new advances. For more information on this report, please visit www.IDTechEx.com/Thermo or for the full portfolio of energy harvesting research available from IDTechEx please visit www.IDTechEx.com/Research/EH.

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