Binary treatment of PEDOT:PSS films with nitric acid and imidazolium-based ionic liquids to improve the thermoelectric properties
Temesgen Atnafu Yemata, Yun Zheng, Aung Ko Ko Kyaw, Xizu Wang, Jing Song, Wee Shong Chin, Jianwei Xu
Abstract
Binary post-treatment of thermoelectric PEDOT:PSS films with nitric acid and imidazolium-based ionic liquids significantly improves the electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient, leading to a power factor of 152 μW m<sup>−1</sup> K<sup>−2</sup>.
Topics & Concepts
Seebeck coefficientNitric acidThermoelectric effectIonic liquidPEDOT:PSSMaterials scienceElectrical resistivity and conductivityThermoelectric materialsPower factorIonic bondingChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryChemistryOrganic chemistryPower (physics)IonPolymerThermodynamicsComposite materialElectrical engineeringMetallurgyCatalysisPhysicsEngineeringAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesConducting polymers and applicationsTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials