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ArticleNature communications2026

Modulating thermo-diffusion/galvanic coupling via ion speciation engineering enables high-performance ionic thermoelectric cells.

Yuchen Li, Ying-Ru Qiu, Jinsha Liao, Helios Y Li, Zhouyuntong Liu, Yuxiang Chen, Mao Yu, Lizhi Xu, Chang Liu, Jefferson Zhe Liu and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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14 authors.

Yuchen Li *Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Ying-Ru Qiu *College of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Jinsha LiaoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
Helios Y LiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Zhouyuntong LiuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Yuxiang ChenDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Mao YuDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering & Institute of Innovative Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Oxide Materials and Devices, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Lizhi XuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6888-0524
Chang LiuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5561-7137
Jefferson Zhe LiuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5282-7945
Jian-Feng LiCollege of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1598-6856
Weishu LiuDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering & Institute of Innovative Materials, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Oxide Materials and Devices, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8643-822X
Yao-Hui WangCollege of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. yaohuiwang@xmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7311-9104
Nicholas X FangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. nicxfang@hku.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5713-629X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ionic thermoelectric (i-TE) materials have demonstrated a high thermopower in harvesting low-grade heat, emerging as superior candidates for self-powered electronics. However, coupling two i-TE effects in n-type materials is scarce, which restricts the development of high-performance systems. Herein, we uncover an overlooked thermogalvanic redox reaction between Cu

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