How ionic thermoelectrics work: fundamentals, measurement and operating modes (IMAGE)

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How ionic thermoelectrics work: fundamentals, measurement and operating modes

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Schematic of the thermodiffusion, thermogalvanic and thermoextraction effects under a temperature difference, with their characteristic charge–discharge profiles and the apparatus used to measure thermopower; the panel also tracks the rapid growth of i-TE research since 2010.

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