Electrospinning a Thermoelectric Polymer - Materials Science and ...

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Broader Impacts and Ethics
Wasted heat is almost everywhere
Efficient conversion of thermal gradient to electricity
ΔTà ΔV
Optimization of Thermoelectric properties/minimizing
cost
Increase in fiber alignment by stretching during
electrospinning
Many thermoelectric devices are either not cost
effective or use complicated processing techniques
Some of our solvents can be harmful if released in
large quantities
Electrospinning uses very high voltages