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1 Principles of low-grade heat harvesting |
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1.2 Working principles of low-grade heat harvesting |
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1.3 Performance characterization and comparison |
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6 | (5) |
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8 | (3) |
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2 Stretchable thermoelectric materials/devices for low-grade thermal energy harvesting |
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2.2 What is stretchability? |
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12 | (1) |
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2.3 Organic stretchable TE materials |
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12 | (8) |
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2.4 Gel-based stretchable TE materials |
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20 | (4) |
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2.5 Architectural strategies for stretchable thermoelectric devices |
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24 | (6) |
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2.6 Potential applications of stretchable thermoelectric materials/devices in low-grade energy harvesting field |
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30 | (3) |
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2.7 Conclusion and outlook |
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33 | (8) |
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33 | (8) |
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3 Wearable power generation via thermoelectric textile |
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41 | (22) |
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41 | (1) |
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3.2 Fabrication of fiber/yarn-shaped thermoelectric materials |
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41 | (5) |
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3.3 Thermoelectric textiles |
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46 | (5) |
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3.4 Thermoelectric cooling textiles |
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51 | (2) |
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3.5 Thermoelectric passive sensing textiles |
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53 | (1) |
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53 | (10) |
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55 | (8) |
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4 Thermoelectric ionogel for low-grade heat harvesting |
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63 | (24) |
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63 | (1) |
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4.2 Fundamental principles of ionic thermoelectric conversion systems |
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64 | (9) |
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4.3 Preparation and applications of thermoelectric ionogel |
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73 | (8) |
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4.4 Challenges and opportunities |
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81 | (6) |
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82 | (5) |
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5 Osmotic heat engines for low-grade thermal energy harvesting |
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87 | (22) |
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87 | (1) |
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5.2 Fundamental principles of thermo-osmotic systems |
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88 | (9) |
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5.3 Thermo-osmotic ionogel |
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97 | (6) |
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5.4 Challenges and opportunities |
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103 | (6) |
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104 | (5) |
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6 Liquid-based electrochemical systems for the conversion of heat to electricity |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (8) |
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6.3 Thermally regenerative electrochemical cycles |
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6.4 Thermo-osmotic energy conversion |
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132 | (2) |
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6.5 Summary and perspectives |
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134 | (7) |
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135 | (6) |
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7 Liquid-state thermocells for low-grade heat harvesting |
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141 | (22) |
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141 | (5) |
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7.2 Advances in thermocells |
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146 | (11) |
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7.3 Challenges and opportunities |
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157 | (6) |
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158 | (5) |
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8 Bimetallic thermally-regenerative ammonia batteries |
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163 | (30) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (5) |
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8.4 Decoupled electrolytes |
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173 | (6) |
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187 | (6) |
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188 | (5) |
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9 Iron perchlorate electrolytes and nanocarbon electrodes related to the redox reaction |
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9.1 Introduction to thermocells |
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9.2 Temperature coefficient of electrochemical redox potential |
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195 | (1) |
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9.3 Evaluation of the electrolyte performance |
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9.4 Capability of power generation of thermocells |
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199 | (2) |
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201 | (4) |
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202 | (3) |
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10 Thermal energy harvesting using thermomagnetic effect |
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205 | (20) |
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205 | (2) |
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10.2 Working principle of thermomagnetic energy harvesting |
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207 | (1) |
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10.3 Thermodynamics of thermomagnetic cycle |
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208 | (2) |
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10.4 Thermomagnetic materials |
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210 | (3) |
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10.5 Thermomagnetic energy harvesters |
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213 | (8) |
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10.6 Summary and future perspective |
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221 | (4) |
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222 | (3) |
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11 Salt hydrate-based composite materials for thermochemical energy storage |
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225 | (22) |
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225 | (1) |
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11.2 Salt requirements and screening processes of salt hydrates |
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225 | (2) |
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11.3 State of the art on salt-based composite materials for thermochemical energy storage |
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227 | (9) |
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11.4 Limitations and considerations when designing composite materials |
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236 | (2) |
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238 | (9) |
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