Designing flexible hard magnetic materials for zero-magnetic-field operation of the anomalous Nernst effect

Abstract

The global shift towards a carbon-neutral society has accelerated the demand for green energy, driving research into efficient technologies for harvesting energy from low-grade waste heat. Recently, transverse thermoelectrics based on the anomalous Nernst effect (ANE) has gained attention due to their simple device structure, scalability, and manufacturing-friendly nature. While topological single crystals and epitaxial films have been focused for enhancing the ANE-driven thermoelectric performance, further improvements in material design are necessary for practical applications. Here, we report an easy-to-implement strategy for designing mechanically flexible and magnetically hard transverse thermoelectric materials by creating amorphous-crystalline heterogeneous composites. We fabricated and optimized the heterogeneous composites through controlled heat treatment, achieving significant enhancements in the coercivity and anomalous Nernst coefficient, while maintaining flexibility. Additionally, using the developed material, we constructed a single-material-based coiled device and demonstrated the zero-field operation of the ANE-based energy harvesting from curved heat sources. These results validate the feasibility of using the ANE-based flexible materials for energy harvesting applications.

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