Temperature gradient —drives→ Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion
The atlas records this claim as demonstrated: a temperature gradient drives alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion under the conditions below.
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Conditions
- sodium at 900–1300 K on the hot side of a β″-alumina electrolyte and a condenser at 400–700 K
Evidence · 1
- [1]T. Cole. Thermoelectric energy conversion with solid electrolytes (1983)
Matrix cells this relation feeds
D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.
Uses of this claim
- AMTEC cellprototype · 3 steps
- Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 established · same energy form
- Electric potential difference → Ettingshausen effect → Temperature gradient → Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 established · same energy form
- Incident radiation flux → Photothermal absorption → Temperature gradient → Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Radiative imbalance with the sky → Radiative sky cooling → Temperature gradient → Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fission → Temperature gradient → Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion → Ionic current → Electrical work1/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion → Ionic current → Electrical work5/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Alpha particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion → Ionic current → Electrical work5/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
Cite this claim
Physical Transformation Atlas (2026). claim claim:amtec-drives: Temperature gradient —drives→ Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion. Dataset revision rbfbfcbb70e57 (hash of the canonical data). https://physical-transformation-atlas.wldud5192.workers.dev/claim/amtec-drives
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