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Novel Hybrid Organic Thermoelectric Materials:Three‐Component Hybrid Films Consisting of a Nanoparticle Polymer Complex, Carbon Nanotubes, and Vinyl Polymer
Author(s) -
Toshima Naoki,
Oshima Keisuke,
Anno Hiroaki,
Nishinaka Takahiko,
Ichikawa Shoko,
Iwata Arihiro,
Shiraishi Yukihide
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201405463
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , thermoelectric effect , polyimide , polymer , nanoparticle , thermoelectric materials , conductive polymer , thermoelectric generator , nanotechnology , thermal conductivity , composite material , layer (electronics) , physics , thermodynamics
A novel class of hybrid organic thermoelectric materials is demonstrated for the first time for constructing flexible thermoelectric devices on polyimide substrates with high output power by using nanotechnology instead of conducting polymers such as poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene). The hybrid organic thermoelectric materials are composed of nanoparticles of a polymer complex, carbon nanotubes, and poly(vinyl chloride), and show high performance (dimensionless thermoelectric figure‐of‐merit, ZT ≈ 0.3, based on the thermal conductivity through the film).