PEDOT:PSS and Ni-based thermoelectric generator for solar thermal energy conversion
Kai Feng, Ling Xu, Yan Xiong, Lin Sun, Huayang Yu, Mengying Wu, Aye Aye Thant, Bin Hu
Abstract
We used an inexpensive and effective way to improve the thermoelectric properties of PEDOT:PSS, which has the highest power factor of up to 330.597 μW m<sup>−1</sup>. Overall data shows that the Ni film is relatively stable as an n-type material, with Ni as an n-leg in the thermoelectric module. We fabricated a thermoelectric generator to explore the photothermal conversion process of solar energy.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceThermoelectric generatorThermoelectric effectPEDOT:PSSEnergy conversion efficiencyThermoelectric materialsSeebeck coefficientOptoelectronicsGenerator (circuit theory)Photothermal therapySolar energyThermalEnergy transformationPower (physics)NanotechnologyComposite materialThermal conductivityElectrical engineeringThermodynamicsPolymerEngineeringPhysicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsConducting polymers and applications