Bisulfate transport in hydrogels for self-healable and transparent thermoelectric harvesting films
Cheolhyun Cho, Byeonggwan Kim, Sienoh Park, Eunkyoung Kim
Abstract
A wearable and transparent thermoelectric hydrogel based on bisulfate transport was demonstrated to record a negative ionic Seebeck coefficient of −25.0 mV K −1 and an ionic figure of merit of 7.2 at 80% relative humidity and room temperature.
Topics & Concepts
Thermoelectric effectMaterials scienceSeebeck coefficientFigure of meritRelative humidityIonic bondingOptoelectronicsSelf-healing hydrogelsWearable computerChemical engineeringComposite materialNanotechnologyPolymer chemistryChemistryThermal conductivityComputer scienceIonThermodynamicsOrganic chemistryEngineeringEmbedded systemPhysicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesConducting polymers and applications