Interfacial effects in an inorganic/organic composite based on Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub>inducing decoupled transport properties and enhanced thermoelectric performance
Cham Kim, Jaehun Cho, Tae-Wook Kim, David Humberto Lopez
Abstract
Conducting polymer fillers are added to a Bi 2 Te 3 matrix to develop an inorganic/organic composite including the interface, where an energy filtering effect occurs along with phonon scattering, resulting in greatly enhanced thermoelectric performance.
Topics & Concepts
Thermoelectric effectComposite numberMaterials scienceScatteringMatrix (chemical analysis)PhononPhonon scatteringComposite materialPolymerChemical engineeringOptoelectronicsCondensed matter physicsOpticsThermal conductivityThermodynamicsPhysicsEngineeringAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies