Pushing ionic thermoelectrics toward power supply applications: origins, advances, challenges, and future directions

Menghan Shang, Tingting Sun, Liuqi Cao, Huiru Zhao, Lianjun Wang and Wan Jiang

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2026, 55, 3303
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Counterion-assisted adsorption strategy for a high-thermopower thermo-electrochemical cell

Zhou Zhou, Shengming Zhang, Xiangyang Qu, Qingxin Ge, Jiale Song, Tao Zhang, Rongliang Wu, Huaping Wang and Shiyan Chen

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, 14, 20875
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Thermally-driven chemical heterogeneity produces large thermopower and multiday operability in a thermogalvanic cell

Ehsan Hosseini, Mohammad Zakertabrizi, Mina Hosseini, Arian Zarriz, Rouzhina Azhdari and Matthew. J. Powell-Palm

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, 14, 7695
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Thermopower regulation of thermocells via electrolyte engineering: progress and prospects

Bin Xie, Mingyu Li, Chengzhi Chen, Guangming Chen and Zhuoxin Liu

Chem. Commun., 2025, 61, 15042
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Ion coordination competition enhanced adsorption strategy for improved thermopower in I−/I3− gel-based thermo-electrochemical cells

Qingxin Ge, Zhou Zhou, Jing Li, Xiangyang Qu, Qiaoqiao Fang, Zhiliang Han, Rongliang Wu, Huaping Wang and Shiyan Chen

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 532, 174516
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Constructing High‐Power N‐Type Thermocells via Fluoride‐Mediated Imidazole–Iodine Coordination

Huaming Yu, Xiaomei Liu, Meilin Li, Hua Zhang, Yaxin Wang, Minshen Zhu, Shaojuan Luo, Xiaofeng Zhang, Zhaopeng Liu, Yingguo Yang, Wei Chen, Zhe Hu, Kelang Wang, Wenjun Meng, Zhaodong Huang, Zhuoxin Liu and Yang Huang

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2026, 65
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Hydrophobic Association Enabled Salt‐Concentrated all‐Cellulose Hydrogel Electrolytes for High‐Temperature Zinc‐Ion Hybrid Supercapacitors

Lvye Yang, Hongyu Ren, Ping Lei, Yonghua Long, Zhengyang Chen, Xiang Ge and Jianfeng Yao

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2026, 65
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Critical Design Strategy of Thermogalvanic Hydrogels for Low‐Grade Heat Harvesting

Wentao Lin, Shukai Wu, Shuo Niu, Zhe Hu, Guangming Chen, Zhuoxin Liu, Yang Huang and Chao Fang

Advanced Science, 2025, 12
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In Situ Hofmeister Effect in Polymer Solution by Hydrophobic I3– for Multifunctional Hydrogel

Youfa Liu, Sheng Chen, Ao Liu, Zecong Zeng, Yong Wang, Shubing Wei, Zihan Wang, Yutong Li and Yan Huang

Nano Lett., 2025, 25, 17628
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In Situ Formation of Fe–N–C Coordinated on Graphite Felt as a Self-Supporting Electrode for Thermoelectrochemical Cells

Yu Shi, Guanhua Ren, Jiajie He, Wei Yang, Jingjing Bao, Licheng Sun, Zhengyu Mo and Min Du

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2025, 64, 14065
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Hydrophobic Association Enabled Salt‐Concentrated all‐Cellulose Hydrogel Electrolytes for High‐Temperature Zinc‐Ion Hybrid Supercapacitors

Lvye Yang, Hongyu Ren, Ping Lei, Yonghua Long, Zhengyang Chen, Xiang Ge and Jianfeng Yao

Angewandte Chemie, 2026, 138
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Phase transition driven tough hydrogel ionic thermoelectric cell with giant thermopower

Xiaofang Shi, Yingjie Li, Nan Shi, Chengyu Ji, Lei Hou, Yingkun Shi, Jianyao Xu, Yarong Lan, Qingcong Wei, Guanglei Ma, Peiyi Wu and Zhiguo Hu

Nat Commun, 2025, 16
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Mixed Ion‐Electron Thermoelectric Generators With Ionogels Blended With MXene Continuously Harvesting Heat Under Both Steady and Fluctuated Temperature Gradients

Cheng Xu, Qi Qian, Kun Zhang, Zhijun Chen and Jianyong Ouyang

Carbon Energy, 2026
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Constructing High‐Power N‐Type Thermocells via Fluoride‐Mediated Imidazole–Iodine Coordination

Huaming Yu, Xiaomei Liu, Meilin Li, Hua Zhang, Yaxin Wang, Minshen Zhu, Shaojuan Luo, Xiaofeng Zhang, Zhaopeng Liu, Yingguo Yang, Wei Chen, Zhe Hu, Kelang Wang, Wenjun Meng, Zhaodong Huang, Zhuoxin Liu and Yang Huang

Angewandte Chemie, 2026, 138
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An ultrathin ionic thermoelectric cell design utilizing near body heat for self-powered wearable electronics

Haofei Meng, Wei Gao and Yongping Chen

Nat Commun, 2026, 17
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