Stretchable thermoelectrics: strategies, performances, and applications

Y Hao, X He, L Wang, X Qin, G Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With the rapid development of intelligent devices, flexible robots, medical monitors, and
electronic skins, stretchable wireless power supplies are in great demand. Thermoelectric …

Polyelectrolyte hydrogel‐functionalized photothermal sponge enables simultaneously continuous solar desalination and electricity generation without salt …

L Li, C Xue, Q Chang, X Ren, N Li, J Yang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Technologies that can simultaneously generate electricity and desalinate seawater are
highly attractive and required to meet the increasing global demand for power and clean …

Harness high-temperature thermal energy via elastic thermoelectric aerogels

H Li, Z Ding, Q Zhou, J Chen, Z Liu, C Du, L Liang… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
Despite notable progress in thermoelectric (TE) materials and devices, develo** TE
aerogels with high-temperature resistance, superior TE performance and excellent elasticity …

Evolution of thermoelectric generators: from application to hybridization

Z Liu, B Tian, Y Li, Z Guo, Z Zhang, Z Luo, L Zhao… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Considerable thermal energy is emitted into the environment from human activities and
equipment operation in the course of daily production. Accordingly, the use of thermoelectric …

Elastic aerogel thermoelectric generator with vertical temperature-difference architecture and compression-induced power enhancement

X Wang, L Liang, H Lv, Y Zhang, G Chen - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the rapid development for thermoelectrics (TEs) and aerogels, elastic aerogel TE
generators (TEGs) with vertical-type architectures have not been found to harvest heat …

Cu2Se-based thermoelectric cellular architectures for efficient and durable power generation

S Choo, F Ejaz, H Ju, F Kim, J Lee, SE Yang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Thermoelectric power generation offers a promising way to recover waste heat. The
geometrical design of thermoelectric legs in modules is important to ensure sustainable …

High‐performance stretchable organic thermoelectric generator via rational thermal interface design for wearable electronics

Y Wang, Z Zhou, J Zhou, L Shao… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Compliant thermoelectric generators (TEGs) hold great promise in the field of self‐powered
wearable electronics. Yet, the low heat transfer efficiency arising from large thermal …

Aggregate structure evolution induced by annealing and subsequent solvent post-treatment for thermoelectric property enhancement of PEDOT: PSS films

X Huang, L Deng, F Liu, Z Liu, G Chen - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Organic polymer thermoelectric (TE) materials have developed rapidly in recent years in
terms of strategies to improve their TE performance. However, the effect of molecular …

Thermoelectric generator based on anisotropic wood aerogel for low-grade heat energy harvesting

X Zhao, Z Chen, H Zhuo, Y Hu, G Shi, B Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) have received increasing attention due to their potential
to harvest low-grade heat energy (< 100° C) and provide power for the Internet of Things …

Cross-scale porous structure design leads to optimized thermoelectric performance and high output power for CaMnO3 ceramics and their uni-leg modules

T Chen, J Wang, X Wang, H Wang, W Su, J Zhai… - Applied Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, three kinds of cross-scale pores with nano-, micro-, and sub-millimeter scales
are designed and successfully synthesized in the same composition of Ca 0.96 Dy 0.02 Yb …