Graphite-loaded cotton wool: A green route to highly-porous and solid graphite pellets for thermoelectric devices

Mulla, Rafiq; Dunnill, Charlie

doi:10.1016/j.coco.2020.04.011

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Graphite-loaded cotton wool: A green route to highly-porous and solid graphite pellets for thermoelectric devices

Rafiq Mulla, Charlie Dunnill

Composites Communications, Volume: 20, Start page: 100345

Swansea University Authors: Rafiq Mulla, Charlie Dunnill

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The high porosity of thermoelectric materials is a valuable feature to ideally reduce thermal conductivity without degrading electrical conductivity. This paper describes a unique low-temperature and direct method for making highly porous yet solid graphite pellets. Cotton wools were loaded with gra...

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Graphite-loaded cotton wool: A green route to highly-porous and solid graphite pellets for thermoelectric devices

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