Harness High-Temperature Thermal Energy via Elastic Thermoelectric Aerogels

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Despite notable progress in thermoelectric (TE) materials and devices, developing TE aerogels with high-temperature resistance, superior TE performance and excellent elasticity to enable self-powered high-temperature monitoring/warning in industrial and wearable applications remains a great challenge. Herein, a highly elastic, flame-retardant and high-temperature-resistant TE aerogel, made of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate)/single-walled carbon nanotube (PEDOT:PSS/SWCNT) composites, has been fabricated, displaying attractive compression-induced power factor enhancement. The as-fabricated sensors with the aerogel can achieve accurately pressure stimuli detection and wide temperature range monitoring. Subsequently, a flexible TE generator is assembled, consisting of 25 aerogels connected in series, capable of delivering a maximum output power of 400 μW when subjected to a temperature difference of 300 K. This demonstrates its outstanding high-temperature heat harvesting capability and promising application prospects for real-time temperature monitoring on industrial high-temperature pipelines. Moreover, the designed self-powered wearable sensing glove can realize precise wide-range temperature detection, high-temperature warning and accurate recognition of human hand gestures. The aerogel-based intelligent wearable sensing system developed for firefighters demonstrates the desired self-powered and highly sensitive high-temperature fire warning capability. Benefitting from these desirable properties, the elastic and high-temperature-resistant aerogels present various promising applications including self-powered high-temperature monitoring, industrial overheat warning, waste heat energy recycling and even wearable healthcare.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Nano-micro letters - 16(2024), 1 vom: 11. März, Seite 151

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Hongxiong [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Zhaofu [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Quan [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Zhuoxin [VerfasserIn]
Du, Chunyu [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Lirong [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Guangming [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aerogel
High-temperature monitoring
High-temperature warning
Journal Article
Self-powered
Thermoelectrics

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Date Revised 14.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s40820-024-01370-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369561805