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Published on: October 24, 2018
Ionic Thermoelectric-Powered Resistive Sensors
Mingna Liao1,2, Hongting Ma3, Nan Zhu3
1Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, Norrköping, SE-601 74, Sweden.
Abstract:
Ionic thermoelectric supercapacitors (ITESCs) are noted for their high ionic Seebeck coefficient (α) to convert thermal energy into electrical current through charging. This work demonstrates the utilization of the charging and discharging current from ITESCs to directly operate resistive sensors. The humidity monitoring is powered by applying a periodic temperature gradient to a connected ITESC. By leveraging these properties and residual environmental heat, ITESCs can offer a promising method for autonomously powered portable sensors.
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