Crown ether salt-doped ladder-type conducting polymers for air-stable n-type thermoelectric materials
Ryoto Yura, Shohei Kumagai, Kiyohiro Adachi, Daisuke Hashizume, Toshihiro Okamoto, Yoshiyuki Nonoguchi
Abstract
Thermoelectric energy harvesters based on p- and n-type organic semiconductors are in high demand, while the air stability of n-type devices has long been a challenge. Here, we demonstrate that supramolecular salt-functionalized n-doped ladder-type conducting polymers exhibit excellent stability in the presence of dry air.
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Thermoelectric effectMaterials scienceDopingSalt (chemistry)PolymerSemiconductorThermoelectric materialsChemical engineeringEtherNanotechnologyConductive polymerPolymer chemistryOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryChemistryComposite materialThermodynamicsThermal conductivityPhysicsEngineeringAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesConducting polymers and applicationsPerovskite Materials and Applications