Abstract
The thermoelectric response of thermally activated electrolytes (TAEs) in a slit channel is studied theoretically and by numerical simulations. The term TAE refers to electrolytes whose charge carrier concentration is a function of temperature, as recently suggested for ionic liquids and highly concentrated aqueous electrolyte solutions. Two competing mechanisms driving charge transport by temperature gradients are identified. For suitable values of the activation energy that governs the generation of charge carriers, a giant thermoelectric response is found, which could help explain recent experimental results for nanoporous media infiltrated with TAEs.
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