{"624001":{"#nid":"624001","#data":{"type":"news","title":"STAMI-COPE Professor Shannon Yee Developing Thermoelectric Polymers for Personal Climate Control","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis article adapted from \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/rh.gatech.edu\/features\/cool-solutions-science-and-engineering-help-address-impacts-climate-change\u0022\u003E\u0026quot;Cool Solutions\u0026quot; in \u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Horizons\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESTAMI-COPE Professor Shannon Yee and his team of Georgia Tech researchers are developing\u0026nbsp;new cooling technologies based on organic polymers\u0026nbsp;to address\u0026nbsp;challenges posed by climate change.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYee\u0026rsquo;s team is developing polymer-based thermoelectric (TE) materials and processing methods for wearable devices to help people feel warmer or cooler on demand. \u0026ldquo;This is already possible using inorganic TEs, but results in bulky ceramic devices,\u0026rdquo; Yee said. \u0026ldquo;With polymers, we can literally paint or spray material, resulting in more comfortable and stylish options.\u0026rdquo; The polymer TE materials could either harvest body heat to generate electricity or be used to produce a cooling sensation by hooking up a flexible battery to the circuitry, he explained.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0026rsquo;s still early days for the technology, but researchers have made strides with a new n-type polymer. In contrast to existing n-types that oxidize readily, this new polymer remains stable in air. For a proof-of-concept project, the researchers have created the first textile-integrated thermoelectric shirt, which features a Georgia Tech logo made from the novel polymers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlbeit a niche application, Yee believes polymer TEGs could achieve significant savings. \u0026ldquo;Forty percent of electricity from power plants is used for heating and cooling, which we could utilize better,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;If we can provide heating and cooling locally so individuals feel more comfortable, we may be able to use less energy to heat and cool open spaces.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESTAMI-COPE Professor Shannon Yee and his team of Georgia Tech researchers are developing polymer-based thermoelectric (TE) materials for wearable devices to help people feel warmer or cooler on demand.\u0026nbsp;The polymer TE materials could either harvest body heat to generate electricity or be used to produce a cooling sensation by hooking up a flexible battery to the circuitry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"STAMI-COPE Professor Shannon Yee and his team of Georgia Tech researchers are developing new cooling technologies based on organic polymers\u00a0to address\u00a0challenges posed by climate change.\u00a0"}],"uid":"28463","created_gmt":"2019-08-05 18:51:16","changed_gmt":"2019-08-05 19:20:29","author":"Tim Parker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"597088":{"id":"597088","type":"image","title":"Dot pattern for thermoelectric circuitry","body":null,"created":"1507477463","gmt_created":"2017-10-08 15:44:23","changed":"1507477463","gmt_changed":"2017-10-08 15:44:23","alt":"Dot pattern for thermoelectric generator","file":{"fid":"227566","name":"thermoelectric-dots.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thermoelectric-dots.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thermoelectric-dots.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1055552,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/thermoelectric-dots.png?itok=FwjYWHp5"}}},"media_ids":["597088"],"groups":[{"id":"585025","name":"Center for the Science and Technology of Advanced Materials and Interfaces (STAMI)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"172973","name":"STAMI"},{"id":"918","name":"COPE"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}