Bulk Interpenetration Network of Thermoelectric Polymer in Insulating Supporting Matrix

Thermoelectric properties of conjugated polymers are found to improve upon homogeneously distributing conjugated polymer into an insulating supporting matrix. The local one‐dimensional charge transport along the interpenetration conductive network simultaneously leads to lower thermal conductivity,...

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Published inAdvanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 26; no. 15; pp. 2359 - 2364
Main Authors Lu, Guanghao, Bu, Laju, Li, Sijun, Yang, Xiaoniu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 16.04.2014
Subjects
Charge transport
conjugated/insulating polymer blends
Distributing
Electrical resistivity
Heat transfer
Interpenetrating networks
interpenetration network
organic electronics
Resistivity
Thermal conductivity
Thermoelectricity
thermoelectronics
thermoelectronics
organic electronics
interpenetration network
conjugated/insulating polymer blends
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Summary:Thermoelectric properties of conjugated polymers are found to improve upon homogeneously distributing conjugated polymer into an insulating supporting matrix. The local one‐dimensional charge transport along the interpenetration conductive network simultaneously leads to lower thermal conductivity, higher electrical conductivity without sacrifice of Seebeck coefficient, and thus a higher figure of merit ZT, as compared with neat conjugated polymer.
Bibliography:Hi-Tech Research and Development Program (863) of China - No. 2011AA050524
National Natural Science Foundation of China - No. 20990233
Solar Energy Initiative of the Chinese Academy of Sciences - No. KGCX2-YW- 399 + 9
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Electron Microscopy for Materials Research (EMAT), University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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ISSN:0935-9648
1521-4095
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DOI:10.1002/adma.201305320