Advances in the design and assembly of flexible thermoelectric device

T Cao, XL Shi, ZG Chen - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to their capabilities of solid-state conversion between heat and electricity, zero-
emission, and high flexibility, flexible thermoelectric devices (F-TEDs) have exhibited great …

Flexible self-charging power sources

R Liu, ZL Wang, K Fukuda, T Someya - Nature Reviews Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Power supply is one of the bottlenecks to realizing untethered wearable electronics, soft
robotics and the internet of things. Flexible self-charging power sources integrate energy …

High figure-of-merit and power generation in high-entropy GeTe-based thermoelectrics

B Jiang, W Wang, S Liu, Y Wang, C Wang, Y Chen… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The high-entropy concept provides extended, optimized space of a composition, resulting in
unusual transport phenomena and excellent thermoelectric performance. By tuning electron …

Harvesting waste heat with flexible Bi2Te3 thermoelectric thin film

ZH Zheng, XL Shi, DW Ao, WD Liu, M Li, LZ Kou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Thermoelectric materials offer the possibility of harvesting huge amounts of waste heat, such
as vehicle exhaust gases, and converting them directly into useful electricity, a process that …

Lattice plainification advances highly effective SnSe crystalline thermoelectrics

D Liu, D Wang, T Hong, Z Wang, Y Wang, Y Qin, L Su… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Thermoelectric technology has been widely used for key areas, including waste-heat
recovery and solid-state cooling. We discovered tin selenide (SnSe) crystals with potential …

Cellulose-based ionic conductor: An emerging material toward sustainable devices

Y Ye, L Yu, E Lizundia, Y Zhu, C Chen… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ionic conductors (ICs) find widespread applications across different fields, such as smart
electronic, ionotronic, sensor, biomedical, and energy harvesting/storage devices, and …

Staggered circular nanoporous graphene converts electromagnetic waves into electricity

H Lv, Y Yao, S Li, G Wu, B Zhao, X Zhou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Harvesting largely ignored and wasted electromagnetic (EM) energy released by electronic
devices and converting it into direct current (DC) electricity is an attractive strategy not only …

Thermoelectric coolers for on-chip thermal management: materials, design, and optimization

WY Chen, XL Shi, J Zou, ZG Chen - Materials Science and Engineering: R …, 2022 - Elsevier
Compared with traditional active cooling methods, thermoelectric coolers are more
accessible to be integrated with electronics as an effective thermal management solution …

Smart fire-warning materials and sensors: Design principle, performances, and applications

LY Lv, CF Cao, YX Qu, GD Zhang, L Zhao… - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fire safety and prevention of combustible materials are of paramount importance in modern
society but have been a global challenge. Frequent fire disasters cause massive casualties …

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 …