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 …

Thermo-electrochemical cells for waste heat harvesting–progress and perspectives

MF Dupont, DR MacFarlane, JM Pringle - Chemical communications, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermo-electrochemical cells (also called thermocells) are promising devices for harvesting
waste heat for the sustainable production of energy. Research into thermocells has …

A flexible quasi-solid-state thermoelectrochemical cell with high stretchability as an energy-autonomous strain sensor

L Liang, H Lv, XL Shi, Z Liu, G Chen, ZG Chen… - Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The design of effective energy systems is crucial for the development of flexible and
wearable electronics. Regarding the direct conversion of heat into electricity …

Thermogalvanic hydrogels for self-powered temperature monitoring in extreme environments

X Li, X **ao, C Bai, M Mayer, X Cui, K Lin… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermogalvanic hydrogels have been highlighted in the design of flexible thermoelectric
cells and sensors on account of their excellent physicochemical properties such as high …

Regenerable aerogel‐based thermogalvanic cells for efficient low‐grade heat harvesting from solar radiation and interfacial solar evaporation systems

J Zhao, X Wu, H Yu, Y Wang, P Wu, X Yang, D Chu… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Direct conversion of low‐grade heat into electricity by thermal electrochemical cells is a
promising strategy for energy generation. For stable heat‐to‐electricity conversion …

PN conversion in thermogalvanic cells induced by thermo-sensitive nanogels for body heat harvesting

J Duan, B Yu, K Liu, J Li, P Yang, W **e, G Xue, R Liu… - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermogalvanic cells (TGC) are promising devices for directly converting heat into a stable
electric output. The practical applications of TGCs are presently significantly hindered by the …

Cost-effective n-type thermocells enabled by thermosensitive crystallizations and 3D multi-structured electrodes

B Yu, H **ao, Y Zeng, S Liu, D Wu, P Liu, J Guo, W **e… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging thermocells have the commercialized potential for directly harvesting low-grade
heat. Although a huge progress in p-type thermocells, their n-type counterpart has seriously …

Review of Fe-based spin crossover metal complexes in multiscale device architectures

N Amin, SM Said, MFM Salleh, AM Afifi, N Ibrahim… - Inorganica Chimica …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metal complexes involving d 4-d 7 first-row transition metals exhibit spin-crossover (SCO)
behaviour between low-spin and high-spin states in response to external stimuli such as …

High-efficiency thermocells driven by thermo-electrochemical processes

M Li, M Hong, M Dargusch, J Zou, ZG Chen - Trends in Chemistry, 2021 - cell.com
Thermocells (also called thermo-electrochemical cells) are a promising technology for
converting low-grade heat (< 200° C) into electricity through temperature-dependent redox …

Thermocells driven by phase transition of hydrogel nanoparticles

B Guo, Y Hoshino, F Gao, K Hayashi… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Thermoelectric conversion of low temperature, delocalized, and abundant thermal sources
is crucial for the development of the Internet of Things (IoT) and/or a carbon-free society …