Thermoelectric ionogels are promising materials for harvesting low-grade heat, though it is difficult to balance high thermoelectric performance and mechanical properties, while high humidity environments and planar device structures limit their practical applications. Here, the authors report a thermally actuated thermoelectric ionogels by tailoring the interactions between liquid crystal elastomer networks and ionic liquids and integrate it into smart devices.
- Liuqi Cao
- Tingting Sun
- Wan Jiang
