Unconventional thermoelectric materials for energy harvesting and sensing applications

M Massetti, F Jiao, AJ Ferguson, D Zhao… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Heat is an abundant but often wasted source of energy. Thus, harvesting just a portion of this
tremendous amount of energy holds significant promise for a more sustainable society …

Graphene and CNT‐based smart fiber‐reinforced composites: a review

MH Islam, S Afroj, MA Uddin… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Multifunctional fiber‐reinforced polymer (FRP) composites provide an ideal platform for next‐
generation smart composites applications including structural health monitoring, electrical …

Staggered circular nanoporous graphene converts electromagnetic waves into electricity

H Lv, Y Yao, S Li, G Wu, B Zhao, X Zhou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Harvesting largely ignored and wasted electromagnetic (EM) energy released by electronic
devices and converting it into direct current (DC) electricity is an attractive strategy not only …

A flexible electromagnetic wave-electricity harvester

H Lv, Z Yang, B Liu, G Wu, Z Lou, B Fei, R Wu - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Develo** an ultimate electromagnetic (EM)-absorbing material that can not only dissipate
EM energy but also convert the generated heat into electricity is highly desired but remains a …

Review of current high-ZT thermoelectric materials

J Wei, L Yang, Z Ma, P Song, M Zhang, J Ma… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - Springer
Thermoelectric materials are capable of converting heat and electricity to each other.
Thermoelectric devices can be miniaturized and highly integrated with existing …

Heteroatom-doped flash graphene

W Chen, C Ge, JT Li, JL Beckham, Z Yuan, KM Wyss… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Heteroatom do** can effectively tailor the local structures and electronic states of intrinsic
two-dimensional materials, and endow them with modified optical, electrical, and …

Organic-based flexible thermoelectric generators: From materials to devices

S Masoumi, S O'Shaughnessy, A Pakdel - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
There is a rapidly growing demand for self-powered technologies in wearable electronic
devices that can be integrated with the human body to accomplish various functions …

Challenges and opportunities in low-dimensional thermoelectric nanomaterials

J Dong, A Suwardi, XY Tan, N Jia, K Saglik, R Ji… - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric materials can convert heat into electrical energy, which can potentially be
used to improve the fuel efficiency of conventional heat engines. In recent decades …

Recent advances in flexible thermoelectric films and devices

X Li, K Cai, M Gao, Y Du, S Shen - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Flexible thermoelectric (TE) generator (f-TEG) assembled with flexible TE films (f-TEFs),
which can continuously output power by harvesting the heat energy (body heat and sunlight …

Millisecond conversion of photovoltaic silicon waste to binder‐free high silicon content nanowires electrodes

J Lu, S Liu, J Liu, G Qian, D Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
High‐value recycling of photovoltaic silicon waste is an important path to achieve “carbon
neutrality.” However, the current remelting and refining technology of Si waste (WSi) is …