A Highly Stretchable Multifunctional Ionic Thermoelectric Gel for Integrated Energy Harvesting and Wearable Sensing.

Key Points

• The aim is to develop a highly stretchable ionic thermoelectric gel for energy harvesting and wearable sensing applications.
• Creation of ionic thermoelectric gel with multifunctional properties.
• Evaluation of performance in energy harvesting and sensing applications.
• Integration of gel into wearable technology for real-time human-machine interfacing.
• The gel exhibited high stretchability and stability under various conditions.
• Significant improvement in energy collection efficiency compared to conventional materials.
• Demonstrated potential for practical applications in self-powered wearable devices.