Preparation and Thermoelectric Properties of Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes/Regioregular Poly(3-dodecylthiophene) Composite Films
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Raw Materials
2.2. Sorting sc-SWNTs from Raw Mix-SWNTs
2.3. Fabrication of sc-SWNT/P3DDT Composite Films
2.4. Characterization of Microstructure and Electrical Transport Properties
3. Results
3.1. Process of Preparing sc-SWNT/rr-P3DDT Composite Films
3.2. Microstructure Analysis of sc-SWNT/rr-P3DDT Composite Films
3.3. Thermoelectric Properties of sc-SWNT/rr-P3DDT Composite Films
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Electrical Conductivity (S cm−1) | Seebeck Coefficient (μV K−1) |
---|---|---|
pure P3DDT film | 33 | 34 |
pure sc-SWNT film | 741 | 12 |
pure mix-SWNT film | 2690 | 9 |
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Wang, M.; Yao, Q.; Qu, S.; Chen, Y.; Li, H.; Chen, L. Preparation and Thermoelectric Properties of Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes/Regioregular Poly(3-dodecylthiophene) Composite Films. Polymers 2020, 12, 2720. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12112720
Wang M, Yao Q, Qu S, Chen Y, Li H, Chen L. Preparation and Thermoelectric Properties of Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes/Regioregular Poly(3-dodecylthiophene) Composite Films. Polymers. 2020; 12(11):2720. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12112720
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Mengdi, Qin Yao, Sanyin Qu, Yanling Chen, Hui Li, and Lidong Chen. 2020. "Preparation and Thermoelectric Properties of Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes/Regioregular Poly(3-dodecylthiophene) Composite Films" Polymers 12, no. 11: 2720. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12112720