Stable, Self‐Adhesive, and High‐Performance Graphene‐Oxide‐Modified Flexible Ionogel Thermoelectric Films

Abstract

AbstractIonic thermoelectric materials have attracted increasing attention because of their high flexibility and high Seebeck coefficient. However, their insufficient thermoelectric performance and long‐standing processing limit their practical applications. To achieve exotic ionic thermoelectric materials, here, a graphene oxide (GO) modified acrylamide ionogel is designed with high thermoelectric performance and flexibility. Detailed structural characterizations confirm that the uniform dispersion of GO particles in the ionogel structure enables a power factor of 753.0 µW m−1 K−2 and a promising ZT value of 0.19. Additionally, the as‐prepared ionic thermoelectric thin film shows excellent flexibility, stretchability, and self‐adhesiveness. An integrated device, assembled by the as‐prepared ionogel films, can generate an optimal output power density of 1.32 mW cm−2 with a temperature difference of 20 K, indicating great potential for wearable electronics. This work provides insight for searching long‐term, high‐performance ionic thermoelectric materials.