Advances in ionic thermoelectrics: from materials to devices

S Sun, M Li, XL Shi, ZG Chen - Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As an extended member of the thermoelectric family, ionic thermoelectrics (i‐TEs) exhibit
exceptional Seebeck coefficients and applicable power factors, and as a result have …

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 …

In situ photocatalytically enhanced thermogalvanic cells for electricity and hydrogen production

Y Wang, Y Zhang, X **n, J Yang, M Wang, R Wang… - Science, 2023 - science.org
High-performance thermogalvanic cells have the potential to convert thermal energy into
electricity, but their effectiveness is limited by the low concentration difference of redox ions …

Thermosensitive crystallization–boosted liquid thermocells for low-grade heat harvesting

B Yu, J Duan, H Cong, W **e, R Liu, X Zhuang… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Low-grade heat (below 373 kelvin) is abundant and ubiquitous but is mostly wasted
because present recovery technologies are not cost-effective. The liquid-state thermocell …

Giant thermopower of ionic gelatin near room temperature

CG Han, X Qian, Q Li, B Deng, Y Zhu, Z Han, W Zhang… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Harvesting heat from the environment into electricity has the potential to power Internet-of-
things (IoT) sensors, freeing them from cables or batteries and thus making them especially …

Double-network thermocells with extraordinary toughness and boosted power density for continuous heat harvesting

Z Lei, W Gao, P Wu - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
Thermocells hold great potential for continually harvesting waste heat to power ubiquitous
electronics, but their integration is hampered by leakage risk and poor mechanical …

Liquid-state thermocells: Opportunities and challenges for low-grade heat harvesting

J Duan, B Yu, L Huang, B Hu, M Xu, G Feng, J Zhou - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
Summary Low-grade heat (< 100° C) is abundant and ubiquitous but is generally discarded
owing to a lack of cost-effective recovery technologies. Emerging liquid-state thermocells …

A review on the mechanics of functionally graded nanoscale and microscale structures

MH Ghayesh, A Farajpour - International Journal of Engineering Science, 2019 - Elsevier
This article reviews, for the first time, the mechanical behaviour of functionally graded
structures at small-scale levels. Functionally graded nanoscale and microscale structures …

3D Hierarchical Electrodes Boosting Ultrahigh Power Output for Gelatin‐KCl‐FeCN4−/3− Ionic Thermoelectric Cells

Y Li, Q Li, X Zhang, B Deng, C Han… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ionic thermoelectric (i‐TE) cells, using ions as energy carriers, have the advantage of
achieving a high voltage of 1− 5 V at approximately ambient temperature, showing a …

Graphene: an emerging electronic material

NO Weiss, H Zhou, L Liao, Y Liu, S Jiang… - Advanced …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms in a honeycomb lattice, offers a number of
fundamentally superior qualities that make it a promising material for a wide range of …