Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance of Bar-coated SWCNT/P3HT Thin Films

Overview

Journal ACS Appl Mater Interfaces

Publisher American Chemical Society

Specialties Biomedical Engineering
Biotechnology

Date 2015 Mar 13

PMID 25762308

Citations 9

Authors

Woohwa Lee

Cheon Taek Hong

O Hwan Kwon

Youngjae Yoo

Young Hun Kang

Jun Young Lee

Song Yun Cho

Kwang-Suk Jang

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Abstract

The influence of processing conditions, such as ink concentration and coating method, on the thermoelectric properties of SWCNT/P3HT nanocomposite films was investigated systematically. Using simple wire-bar-coating, SWCNT/P3HT nanocomposite films with high thermoelectric performance could be obtained without additional P3HT doping. The wire-bar-coated SWCNT/P3HT nanocomposite films exhibited power factors of up to 105 μW m(-1) K(-2) at room temperature. The SWCNT bundles with diameters in the range of 6-23 nm formed an interconnected network in the wire-bar-coated nanocomposite films. Network formation in these nanocomposite films was expected to be strongly related to the development of electrical pathways due to inter-SWCNT bundle connections. This study suggests that the thermoelectric performance of SWCNT/P3HT nanocomposite films could be optimized by controlling their processing conditions and morphology.

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