With the rapid advancement of wearable electronics and bioelectronics, the construction of flexible energy-supplying systems that simultaneously integrate high-efficiency energy conversion, excellent body-conformability, and mechanical durability has emerged as a critical challenge urgently requiring breakthroughs in the thermoelectric field. Recently, Lei et al. have developed a robust thermoelectric elastomer that simultaneously exhibits a high thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT value), excellent tensile resilience, and low modulus. This innovation overcomes the long-standing challenge of balancing the “mechanical-electrical-thermal” performance of thermoelectric materials, thereby opening up new avenues for the continuous self-powering and solid-state cooling of wearable devices.
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