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Ionic Seebeck Effect in Conducting Polymers
Author(s) -
Wang Hui,
Ail Ujwala,
Gabrielsson Roger,
Berggren Magnus,
Crispin Xavier
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201500044
Subject(s) - seebeck coefficient , thermoelectric effect , materials science , ionic bonding , sign (mathematics) , thermoelectric materials , polymer , charge (physics) , nanotechnology , computer science , engineering physics , thermodynamics , physics , ion , quantum mechanics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , composite material
Conducting polymers display an ionic thermoelectric effect in addition to the known electronic thermoelectric effect . Their Seebeck coefficient is as large as ≈200 μV K −1 . This finding discloses a new possible approach to improve the thermoelectric properties of conducting polymers by combining various types of charge carriers of the same sign.