Abstract
Abstract The present study investigates an ionic thermoelectric gel with adjustable functionality through the manipulation of crosslinker molecular weight. The thermoelectric properties of 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (2-HEA) ionogels, prepared using PEGDA200, PEGDA575, and PEGDA1000 as crosslinkers, were thoroughly examined. Furthermore, dynamic thermal mechanical analysis (DMA) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques were employed to elucidate the underlying reasons for variations in the thermoelectric material properties resulting from changes in crosslinker molecular weight. Notably, the thermoelectric gel synthesized with PEGDA575 exhibited a remarkable thermal power output of 19.19 mV•K-1 along with a tensile capacity of 231%. Additionally, the developed ionic thermoelectric capacitor demonstrated an impressive energy density of 4.288 J•m−2, thereby showcasing its potential application in flexible low-grade heat energy recovery devices.
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