Recent progress in thermoelectric materials based on conjugated polymers
Organic thermoelectric (TE) materials can directly convert heat to electricity, and they are emerging as new materials for energy harvesting and cooling technologies. The performance of TE materials mainly depends on the properties of materials, including the Seebeck coefficient, electrical conducti...
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| author | Yao, Chang-Jiang Zhang, Hao-Li Zhang, Qichun |
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| description | Organic thermoelectric (TE) materials can directly convert heat to electricity, and they are emerging as new materials for energy harvesting and cooling technologies. The performance of TE materials mainly depends on the properties of materials, including the Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and thermal stability. Traditional TE materials are mostly based on low-bandgap inorganic compounds, such as bismuth chalcogenide, lead telluride, and tin selenide, while organic materials as promising TE materials are attracting more and more attention because of their intrinsic advantages, including cost-effectiveness, easy processing, low density, low thermal conductivity, and high flexibility. However, to meet the requirements of practical applications, the performance of organic TE materials needs much improvement. A variety of efforts have been made to enhance the performance of organic TE materials, including the modification of molecular structure, and chemical or electrochemical doping. In this review, we summarize recent progress in organic TE materials, and discuss the feasible strategies for enhancing the properties of organic TE materials for future energy-harvesting applications. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/900382023-07-14T15:52:39Z Recent progress in thermoelectric materials based on conjugated polymers Yao, Chang-Jiang Zhang, Hao-Li Zhang, Qichun School of Materials Science & Engineering Thermoelectric Organic Polymer Engineering::Materials Organic thermoelectric (TE) materials can directly convert heat to electricity, and they are emerging as new materials for energy harvesting and cooling technologies. The performance of TE materials mainly depends on the properties of materials, including the Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and thermal stability. Traditional TE materials are mostly based on low-bandgap inorganic compounds, such as bismuth chalcogenide, lead telluride, and tin selenide, while organic materials as promising TE materials are attracting more and more attention because of their intrinsic advantages, including cost-effectiveness, easy processing, low density, low thermal conductivity, and high flexibility. However, to meet the requirements of practical applications, the performance of organic TE materials needs much improvement. A variety of efforts have been made to enhance the performance of organic TE materials, including the modification of molecular structure, and chemical or electrochemical doping. In this review, we summarize recent progress in organic TE materials, and discuss the feasible strategies for enhancing the properties of organic TE materials for future energy-harvesting applications. MOE (Min. of Education, S’pore) Published version 2019-07-16T03:22:41Z 2019-12-06T17:39:17Z 2019-07-16T03:22:41Z 2019-12-06T17:39:17Z 2019 Journal Article Yao, C.-J., Zhang, H.-L., & Zhang, Q. (2019). Recent Progress in Thermoelectric Materials Based on Conjugated Polymers. Polymers, 11(1), 107-.doi:10.3390/polym11010107 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90038 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49356 10.3390/polym11010107 en Polymers © 2019 by the Authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 19 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Thermoelectric Organic Polymer Engineering::Materials Yao, Chang-Jiang Zhang, Hao-Li Zhang, Qichun Recent progress in thermoelectric materials based on conjugated polymers |
| title | Recent progress in thermoelectric materials based on conjugated polymers |
| title_full | Recent progress in thermoelectric materials based on conjugated polymers |
| title_fullStr | Recent progress in thermoelectric materials based on conjugated polymers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent progress in thermoelectric materials based on conjugated polymers |
| title_short | Recent progress in thermoelectric materials based on conjugated polymers |
| title_sort | recent progress in thermoelectric materials based on conjugated polymers |
| topic | Thermoelectric Organic Polymer Engineering::Materials |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90038 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49356 |
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