journal article·2024-04

Chaotropic Effect‐Boosted Thermogalvanic Ionogel Thermocells for All‐Weather Power Generation

Mingchen Yang, Yin Hu, Xiaoliang Wang, Hua Chen, Jiangtao Yu, Weizheng Li, Runyin Li, Feng Yan

Advanced Materials· Volume 36· Issue 16
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Abstract

Abstract Ionic thermocells convert heat into electricity and are promising power sources for electronic devices. However, discontinuous and small electricity output limits practical use under varying environmental conditions. Here, a thermogalvanic ionogel with a high Seebeck coefficient (32.4 mV K−1) is designed. Thermocells that combine thermogalvanic ionogel‐based thermocells, which realize all‐weather power generation via passive radiative cooling, are also developed. These thermocells generate electricity continuously under varying weather conditions and over a wide temperature range (−40 to 90 °C), with a normalized power density of 25.84 mW m−2 K−2. Advanced characterization shows that the chaotropic effect enhances the Seebeck coefficient, while the self‐supplying temperature difference given the radiative cooling structure enables all‐weather power generation. These results provide an effective strategy for developing practical thermocells suitable for diverse daily and seasonal variations.
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OpenAlex topics: Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies · Building Energy and Comfort Optimization · Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods

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Affiliations

Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Novel Functional Polymeric Materials Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies Suzhou Key Laboratory of Soft Material and New Energy College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology · Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions

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