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AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsJohn B. Goodenough, Maria Helena Sousa Soares De Oliveira Braga, Andrew Murchison
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The present disclosure provides a heat energy-powered electrochemical cell including an anode, a cathode, and a solid metal polymer/glass electrolyte. The solid metal polymer/glass electrolyte includes between 1% and 50% metal polymer by weight as compared to total solid metal polymer/glass electrolyte weight and between 50% and 90% solid glass electrolyte by weight as compared to the total solid metal polymer/glass electrolyte weight. The solid glass electrolyte includes a working cation and an electric dipole. The heat energy-powered electrochemical cells may be used to capture heat from a variety of sources, including solar hear, waste heat, and body heat. The heat energy-powered electrochemical cells may be fabricated at large-area, thin cells.
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A building comprising at least one roof or wall, the at least one roof or wall comprising a heat energy-powered electrochemical cell comprising:
The building of claim 31, wherein the protective roof layer comprises shingles.
The building of claim 36, wherein the interior wall surrounds heat-generating equipment.
The building of claim 52, wherein the dipole comprises up to 50 wt % of the solid glass electrolyte weight of a dipole additive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.