Thermoelectric Metal-Organic Frameworks: Design, Synthesis and Assessment

热电材料可以将废热‘向上循环’为电能，从而将原本浪费的能量转化为有用的形式。多孔性骨架材料，如结晶金属-有机骨架，最近被认为是这类热电应用的理想候选材料。该项目将需要合成小有机分子并将其结合到金属-有机骨架中，以构建具有优异热电性能的2D层状材料，这也将作为该项目的一部分进行测试。该项目还将涉及纳米技术方面，包括但不限于将上述金属-有机骨架作为薄膜进行加工。

Thermoelectric materials can 'upcycle' waste heat into power and so convert otherwise wasted energy into a useful form. Porous framework materials, such as the crystalline metal-organic frameworks, have recently been highlighted as desirable candidates for such thermoelectric applications.The project will entail the synthesis of small organic molecules and their incorporation into metal-organic frameworks in order to construct 2D layered materials displaying superior thermoelectric behaviour, which will be also tested as part of the project. The project will also involve nanotechnology aspects, including but not restricted to the processing of the above metal-organic frameworks as thin films.