Table 2 Comparison of the parameters and thermal efficiency (η) of the thermocell.

From: Thermal efficiency of a thermocell made of Prussian blue analogues

Anode

Cathode

αanode (mV/K)

αcathode (mV/K)

η (%)

ΔT (K)

η/ΔT (%)

Ref.

CuHCF

Cu/Cu2+

−0.36

0.83

5.7

50

0.11

2

Fe(CN)63−/Fe(CN)64−

KFe[Fe(CN)6]

−1.46

0.00

2.0

40

0.05

3

NCF71

NCF90

0.53

1.32

1.0

28

0.04

5

NMF83

NCF90

−0.320)

1.320)

3.2

56

0.07

This work

  1. ΔT is the difference between TH and TL, and αanode and αcathode are the thermal coefficients of the redox potential of the anode and cathode, respectively.
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