Thermoelectric Power Factor for Electrically Conductive Polymers

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Abstract:

In conventional semiconductors increasing the doping will reduce the Seebeck coefficient and there is an optimum doping concentration for thermoelectric cooling or power generation applications. An overview of the experimental results for the power factor electrical conductivity times the square of Seebeck coefficient for various electrically conductive polymers is presented. Even though the Seebeck coefficient decreases with doping the power factor keeps increasing. Various mechanisms of electron transport in polymers are described and the doping dependence of the power factor is analyzed.

Author(s):
Shakouri, Ali ; Li, Suquan
Author Organization(s):
CALIFORNIA UNIV SANTA CRUZ SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Supplementary Note:
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Pagination:
0006

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
ONR
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Modernization Areas:
Microelectronics
Communities of Interest:
Energy and Power Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*DOPING, *THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION, *CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS, *THERMOELECTRIC COOLING, OPTIMIZATION, POLYMERS, ELECTRON TRANSPORT, SEMICONDUCTORS, SEEBECK EFFECT, CONCENTRATION(CHEMISTRY), ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY, COEFFICIENTS, ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION, POWER
Field(s)/Group(s):
Polymer Chemistry, Electric Power Production and Distribution, Electricity and Magnetism
Report Date:
1999 Sep 01
Creation Date:
2007 Jan 10