Fig. 5: Preparation of all fiber-based self-adaptive thermoelectric devices and performance test. | Nature Communications

Fig. 5: Preparation of all fiber-based self-adaptive thermoelectric devices and performance test.

From: An actuatable ionogel thermoelectric fiber with aligned mesogens-induced thermopower for four-dimensional dynamically adaptive heat harvesting

Fig. 5

a, b Physical drawing for all fiber-based self-adaptive thermoelectric devices of top view and front view. c Recovery process of bending angle of devices after temperature reduction. d Flowchart of the system’s capture of a plastic red ball. e The deformation of plain stitch-structured TE device at different temperatures. f Flowchart for cyclic gripping properties of TE devices. g, h Gripping cylinders heat sources with different pipe diameters (Φthick: 16 mm, Φthin: 10 mm). i–j ΔR/R0 curves for cyclic bending (top) and stretching (down) of TE device/LCE i-TE fibers at different degrees of deformation. k Output voltage and ΔR/R0 of the device at different temperatures under a bending angle of 45°. l Output voltage and ΔR/R0 of the device at different bending angles under a heat source of 150 °C. m, n The current-voltage curves and localized plots of the TE device simultaneously enduring bending angles and temperature. o, p The ΔR/R0 of system captures the different-sized spheres and various shapes. All error bars denote mean ± standard deviation.

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