Smart textiles are composed of multi-structured functional materials capable of producing
sensory responses and energy in response to environmental, chemical and physical stimuli …

Recently graphene, a two-dimensional, layered carbon nanomaterial, has gained attention
of the researchers working on nanomaterials due to its outstanding mechanical, thermal …

Electricity plays a significant role in daily life and is the main component of countless
applications. Thus, ongoing research is necessary to improve the existing approaches, or …

Middle-temperature thermoelectric (TE) materials on the basis of PbTe are currently most
actively developed. The properties of these materials, and the ways of increasing their …

Intelligent textiles are predicted to see a 'surprising'development in the future. The
consequence of this revived interest has been the growth of industrial goods and the …

Abstract Herein, poly (3-alkylthiophene) s (P3ATs) and poly [(3-alkylthio) thiophene] s
(P3ATTs) are respectively synthesized using poly (thiophene) s with linear/branched alkyl …

Thermoelectric (TE) materials have attracted significant attention because they can be used
to directly harvest waste heat into electricity. Organic TE materials like poly (3, 4 …

The demand for highly flexible and self-powered wearable textile devices has increased in
recent years. Graphene coated textile-based wearable devices have been used for energy …

With the fast evolution in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (eg, CO 2, N 2 O) caused by
fossil fuel combustion and global warming, climate change has been identified as a critical …

Two-dimensional chalcogenide-based materials of group 14 elements are predicted as
potential thermoelectric (TE) materials, though the figure of merit (ZT) obtained requires …