Thermoelectric polymer films with a significantly high Seebeck coefficient and thermoelectric power factor obtained through surface energy filtering
Xin Guan, Erol Yıldırım, Zeng Fan, Wanheng Lu, Bichen Li, Kaiyang Zeng, Shuo‐Wang Yang, Jianyong Ouyang
Abstract
Coating with Rhodamine 101 can significantly enhance the Seebeck coefficient of PEDOT:PSS, and surface energy filtering is proposed to be the reason for this effect.
Topics & Concepts
Seebeck coefficientThermoelectric effectMaterials scienceThermoelectric materialsPower factorPower (physics)Thermoelectric generatorPolymerComposite materialEngineering physicsOptoelectronicsThermal conductivityEngineeringThermodynamicsPhysicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsConducting polymers and applications