Thermoelectric materials, once primarily focused on converting waste heat to electricity, now facilitate catalytic processes, offering innovative solutions for energy efficiency and environmental enhancements.
With the rapid development of human society, the demand for energy has experienced explosive growth. However, at the current stage, the utilization efficiency of primary energy is less than 40%, with the rest being lost in the form of waste heat, leading to serious energy waste and exacerbating environmental issues.
This enables the reuse of low-grade waste heat resources to drive different catalysis processes such as hydrogen production, organic synthesis, environmental purification, and biomedical applications. It offers a new solution for improving energy utilization efficiency, energy conservation, emission reduction, and green catalysis.