CONVERSUS

CONVERSUS aims to develop novel highly efficient thermoelectric materials based on Layered 2D semiconducting carbon based heterostructures and ionic membranes. This will be possible by to the development of nanostructures derived from lignocellulose biomass with functionalised surfaces that will improve ion and electron mobility and consequently thermoelectric efficiency. This strategy coupled with the development of novel nanostructured carbon based electrodes derived from lignin to produce energy storage devices will allow the production of energy and its storage simultaneously. This technology will permit the first manufacture of highly efficient thermoelectric generators derived from sustainable sources which are capable of