Anomalous n-type conversion of thermoelectric polarity in ionic hydrogels using PEDOT:PSS electrodes
Shohei Horike, Qingshuo Wei, Kazuhiro Kirihara, Masakazu Mukaida, Yasuko Koshiba, Kenji Ishida
Abstract
The intrinsically positive Seebeck coefficient of ionic material was successfully converted into negative by using PEDOT:PSS electrodes, offering a useful method for the development of a thermally chargeable supercapacitor with n-type polarity.
Topics & Concepts
PEDOT:PSSMaterials sciencePolarity (international relations)Seebeck coefficientElectrodeIonic bondingThermoelectric effectSupercapacitorThermoelectric materialsOptoelectronicsChemical engineeringNanotechnologyElectrochemistryComposite materialIonLayer (electronics)Physical chemistryOrganic chemistryThermodynamicsChemistryThermal conductivityBiochemistryEngineeringPhysicsCellAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesConducting polymers and applicationsSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication