Fully integrated TESS based on an organic small-molecule film (IMAGE)
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Energy harvesting is an active area of research that aims to recover and reuse energy that otherwise goes waste. Heat, for example, is a one such energy drain. On a level considered significant, heat loss accompanies large scale industrial manufacturing, processes that generate and transport energy, as well as installations such as large data centres. Several technologies attempt to harvest part of this waste heat and put them to reuse. The enterprise of thermoelectrics is one such technology, and thermoelectric devices that make use of organic semiconductors are often spoken of as having much promise. This is down to their composition from earth abundant elements, their ability to be cheaply manufactured, and their ability to be deployed over large areas.
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Advanced Devices & Instrumentation
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