Shaping a soft future: patterning liquid metals

J Ma, F Krisnadi, MH Vong, M Kong… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This review highlights the unique techniques for patterning liquid metals containing gallium
(eg, eutectic gallium indium, EGaIn). These techniques are enabled by two unique attributes …

Wearable thermoelectric materials and devices for self‐powered electronic systems

Y Jia, Q Jiang, H Sun, P Liu, D Hu, Y Pei… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things has led to a growing
demand for wearable and maintenance‐free power sources. The continual push toward …

Smart eutectic gallium–indium: from properties to applications

Z Zhao, S Soni, T Lee, CA Nijhuis… - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Eutectic gallium–indium (EGaIn), a liquid metal with a melting point close to or
below room temperature, has attracted extensive attention in recent years due to its …

Flexible thermoelectric materials and devices: From materials to applications

L Zhang, XL Shi, YL Yang, ZG Chen - Materials today, 2021 - Elsevier
With the ever-growing development of multifunctional and miniature electronics, the
exploring of high-power microwatt-milliwatt self-charging technology is highly essential …

A review on thermoelectric generators: Progress and applications

MA Zoui, S Bentouba, JG Stocholm, M Bourouis - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
A thermoelectric effect is a physical phenomenon consisting of the direct conversion of heat
into electrical energy (Seebeck effect) or inversely from electrical current into heat (Peltier …

Liquid crystal elastomer with integrated soft thermoelectrics for shape memory actuation and energy harvesting

M Zadan, DK Patel, AP Sabelhaus, J Liao… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) have attracted tremendous interest as actuators for soft
robotics due to their mechanical and shape memory properties. However, LCE actuators …

Liquid metal patterning and unique properties for next‐generation soft electronics

M Kim, H Lim, SH Ko - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Room‐temperature liquid metal (LM)‐based electronics is expected to bring advancements
in future soft electronics owing to its conductivity, conformability, stretchability, and …

Energy autonomous sweat‐based wearable systems

L Manjakkal, L Yin, A Nathan, J Wang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The continuous operation of wearable electronics demands reliable sources of energy,
currently met through Li‐ion batteries and various energy harvesters. These solutions are …

Energy harvesting and storage with soft and stretchable materials

V Vallem, Y Sargolzaeiaval, M Ozturk… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This review highlights various modes of converting ambient sources of energy into electricity
using soft and stretchable materials. These mechanical properties are useful for emerging …

Pushing thermoelectric generators toward energy harvesting from the human body: Challenges and strategies

T Sun, L Wang, W Jiang - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Advances in miniaturized portable electronics and progress on novel enabling technologies,
consequently accompanied by power consumption downgraded from the scale of milliwatts …