Room-temperature power generation of Ge-sensitized thermal cells with interdigitated array electrodes

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A characteristic feature of STC is the restoration phenomena of battery characteristics in heat due to the electrolyte ion diffusion. This study employed interdigitated array electrodes with extremely narrow electrode distances (several micro m) to clarify the role of ion diffusion, leading to electric power generation at an ambient temperature of 30℃. Physical sciences/Energy science and technology/Energy harvesting/Devices for energy harvesting Physical sciences/Chemistry/Electrochemistry/Batteries Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Supplementary Files SMatsushitaSupportingInformation20240311.pptx Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. 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