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 …

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 …

Aerogels meet phase change materials: fundamentals, advances, and beyond

P Liu, X Chen, Y Li, P Cheng, Z Tang, J Lv, W Aftab… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Benefiting from the inherent properties of ultralight weight, ultrahigh porosity, ultrahigh
specific surface area, adjustable thermal/electrical conductivities, and mechanical flexibility …

Recent Advances in Carbon‐Based Electrodes for Energy Storage and Conversion

G Kothandam, G Singh, X Guan, JM Lee… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon‐based nanomaterials, including graphene, fullerenes, and carbon nanotubes, are
attracting significant attention as promising materials for next‐generation energy storage …

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 …

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

B Yu, J Duan, H Cong, W Xie, 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 …

Enhancing hydrovoltaic power generation through heat conduction effects

L Li, S Feng, Y Bai, X Yang, M Liu, M Hao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Restricted ambient temperature and slow heat replenishment in the phase transition of water
molecules severely limit the performance of the evaporation-induced hydrovoltaic …

Printed aerogels: Chemistry, processing, and applications

J Feng, BL Su, H Xia, S Zhao, C Gao, L Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
As an extraordinarily lightweight and porous functional nanomaterial family, aerogels have
attracted considerable interest in academia and industry in recent decades. Despite the …

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 …