Mohamad Barzegar, Guido Goracci, Pavel Martauz, Jorge S Dolado
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Abstract
A scalable, low-cost photothermoelectric (PTE) cell using cementitious blocks in a chessboard-like design with varying solar absorbance achieves up to 1.81 × 106 μJ m-2 and ∼10 mV K-1 Seebeck coefficient-among the highest for PTE materials. This highlights the potential of engineered cement for efficient solar energy harvesting in smart, sustainable infrastructure.