Through-thickness thermoelectric power of a carbon fiber/epoxy composite and decoupled contributions from a lamina and an interlaminar interface

Thermoelectric structural materials are potentially attractive for large-scale energy harvesting. Through filler incorporation and unprecedented decoupling of the bulk (laminae) and interfacial (interlaminar interfaces) contributions to the Seebeck voltage (through-thickness Seebeck voltage of a crossply continuous carbon fiber/epoxy composite laminate), this work provides thermoelectric power magnitudes at ∼70 °C up to 110, 1670 and 11,000 μV/K...