Fig. 1: Design principle for engineered liquid crystal elastomer enabling high n-type i-TE materials. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Design principle for engineered liquid crystal elastomer enabling high n-type i-TE materials.

From: Engineering liquid crystal elastomer unlocks high thermopower for fiber-shaped ionic thermoelectric capacitors

Fig. 1

a Schematic illustration of main, side chain type molecular architectures (m-LCE network and s-LCE network) inside fibers. b 1H NMR spectra of m- and s-LCE architectures (solvent: CDCl3, magnet frequency: 600 MHz). c One-dimensional intensity profiles of m-/s-LCE architectures. Insets: 2D WAXD patterns of m- (left) and s- (right) LCE structures. d Binding energy between soft segments and ionic donors (Li+, BF4−, EMIM+, TFSI−) and Li+-BF4−, EMIM+-TFSI− pair for different LCE architectures.

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