Ionic thermoelectric gels and devices: Progress, opportunities, and challenges

M Yu, H Li, Y Li, S Wang, Q Li, Y Wang, B Li, K Zhu… - EnergyChem, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric materials are promising in relieving the energy crisis concerning harvesting
waste heat and providing a new environment-friendly self-power source for Internet of …

Thermo-electrochemical cells for heat to electricity conversion: from mechanisms, materials, strategies to applications

Y Liu, M Cui, W Ling, L Cheng, H Lei, W Li… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Abundant and ubiquitous thermal heat called low-grade heat (< 150° C) is wasted in our
surroundings owing to the lack of effective and low-cost energy technologies. Thermo …

Robust, Efficient, and Recoverable Thermocells with Zwitterion‐Boosted Hydrogel Electrolytes for Energy‐Autonomous and Wearable Sensing

X Lu, Z Mo, Z Liu, Y Hu, C Du, L Liang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid growth of flexible quasi‐solid‐state thermocells (TECs) provides a fresh way
forward for wearable electronics. However, their insufficient mechanical strength and power …

Advancement of electrochemical thermoelectric conversion with molecular technology

H Zhou, H Inoue, M Ujita, T Yamada - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thermocells are a thermoelectric conversion technology that utilizes the shift in an
electrochemical equilibrium arising from a temperature difference. This technology has a …

Synergy between gelatin hydrogels and electrodes for adjustable and thermally stable ionic thermoelectric supercapacitors

Z Xu, S Lin, Y Yin, X Gu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Gelatin-based ionic hydrogels are flexible, bio-compatible, and abundant materials, showing
immense potential as quasi-solid-state electrolytes in energy conversion and storage …

Highly conductive triple network hydrogel thermoelectrochemical cells with low-grade heat harvesting

YT Lin, CC Hsu, SH Hong, LC Lee, US Jeng… - Journal of Power …, 2024 - Elsevier
Quasi-solid thermoelectrochemical cells (TECs) are promising candidates for wearable
energy harvesting devices as they enable the continuous conversion of low-grade heat into …

Liquid-flow thermocells with high hybrid entropy for low-grade heat harvesting

H Chen, H Zou, F Zhong, M Qu, S Zhao, X Wei, D Hong… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Liquid-state thermocells (LITCs) have a promising for efficient low-grade waste heat
harvesting. However, its practical application is restricted by low ionic thermopower and …

Redox-induced thermocells for low-grade heat harvesting: Mechanism, progress, and their applications

X He, H Sun, Z Li, X Chen, Z Wang, Y Niu… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The evolutionary success of heat recovery technology plays an important role in global
sustainable energy solutions. Low-grade heat (below 200° C) from solar radiation, industry …

Aqueous biphase-boosted liquid-state thermocell for continuous low-grade heat harvesting

Y **ang, X Guo, H Zhu, Q Zhang, S Zhu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Low-grade heat (< 100° C) is widespread and vast potential source of power to be
exploited. Liquid-state thermocell (LTC) has provided an alternative approach to directly …

Exploring the local solvation structure of redox molecules in a mixed solvent for increasing the Seebeck coefficient of thermocells

H Inoue, H Zhou, H Ando, S Nakagawa… - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
A thermocell is an emerging alternative to thermoelectric devices and exhibits a high
Seebeck coefficient (Se) due to the large change of solvation entropy associated with redox …