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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2026

Ionic Coordination and Hierarchical Architecture Enable Record n-Type Thermoelectric Efficiency in Soft Hydrogels.

Chenyang Zhang, Xiao-Lei Shi, Xujiang Chao, Mingxu Wang, Wenyi Chen, Qian Liu, Tianyi Cao, Boxuan Hu, Shuai Sun, Zhi-Gang Chen

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10 authors.

Chenyang ZhangSchool of Chemistry and Physics, ARC Research Hub in Zero-Emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality, and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Xiao-Lei ShiSchool of Chemistry and Physics, ARC Research Hub in Zero-Emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality, and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0905-2547
Xujiang ChaoSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0841-1790
Mingxu Wangi-Lab, Nano-X Vacuum Interconnected Workstation, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
Wenyi ChenSchool of Chemistry and Physics, ARC Research Hub in Zero-Emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality, and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Qian LiuSchool of Chemistry and Physics, ARC Research Hub in Zero-Emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality, and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Tianyi CaoSchool of Chemistry and Physics, ARC Research Hub in Zero-Emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality, and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Boxuan HuSchool of Chemistry and Physics, ARC Research Hub in Zero-Emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality, and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3099-5518
Shuai SunSchool of Chemistry and Physics, ARC Research Hub in Zero-Emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality, and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Zhi-Gang ChenSchool of Chemistry and Physics, ARC Research Hub in Zero-Emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality, and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9309-7993

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Australian Research CouncilQueensland University of Technology
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Abstract

Ionic thermoelectric materials combine large thermopower, quasi-solid-state behavior, mechanical flexibility, and intrinsic stability, offering a low-cost route for harvesting low-grade heat energy. While p-type ionogels based on ionic liquids have achieved excellent performance, efficient n-type analogues remain challenging. Here, we design a poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)-based n-type ionogel by incorporating poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS), ionic liquid, and zinc bromide. Upon annealing, strong coordination between Zn

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ionic thermoelectriclow‐grade heat harvestingmetal–polymer coordinationn‐type ionogelspower generation

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PMID41848589
PMCPMC13110759

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