Buildings consume almost one-third of the total global energy and emit nearly 15% of the
direct CO 2 generated on the planet. However, intelligent buildings taking advantage of …

Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are a form of energy harvester and eco-friendly power
generation system that directly transform thermal energy into electrical energy. The …

Self-powered sensing technology has extremely important application value in many areas,
like healthcare, meteorology, internet of things (IoT) and so on. The progress of energy …

Flexible thermoelectric-powered textile-based temperature and pressure dual-mode sensors
(TET-TPDS) show promises in wearable electronic skin because of the merit of lightweight …

With the rapid technological development, self‐powered sensor systems that are capable of
operating without an external power supply are becoming more and more crucial in the field …

Thermoelectric generators have found many applications where the heat source can be
either flat or curved. For a curved heat source, flexible thermoelectric generators are …

This paper employs a novel approach, integrating a two-step Fuch-Sondheimer reduction
method with the phonon relaxation approximation method, to comprehensively study the …

Today, with the increase of industrialization, the waste heat emitted by the industrial
machines used has started to increase. Therefore, the energy efficiency of these devices …

Solar radiation and human activity generate ubiquitous temperature gradients that could be
harvested by thermoelectric generators (TEGs). However, most of these temperature …

Conventional thermoelectric generators (TEGs) often exhibit low energy conversion
efficiency, attributed to the subpar performance of thermoelectric (TE) materials and elevated …