Published June 2018 | Version v1
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Enhanced thermoelectric properties of polymer/inorganic bulk composites through EG treatment and spark plasma sintering processing

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620 (United States)

Description

Doping and consolidation processing of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) were investigated in an effort to improve the thermoelectric properties of bulk polymer/inorganic composites. Ethylene Glycol doped PEDOT:PSS polymers were consolidated employing spark plasma sintering and hot pressing in order to investigate the effects of the different processes on their transport properties. Spark plasma sintering processing results in superior thermoelectric properties, in part due to less entanglements of the polymer chains. PEDOT:PSS/Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 bulk composites were prepared and their thermoelectric properties investigated using the optimized processing conditions. The thermoelectric properties of these composites are reported and compared with that of bulk PEDOT:PSS and Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2018.03.001

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.scriptamat.2018.03.001;
PII
S1359646218301386;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Scripta Materialia
Journal Volume
150
Journal Page Range
p. 70-73
ISSN
1359-6462
CODEN
SCMAF7

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
50057493
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
ANTIMONY; BISMUTH; DOPED MATERIALS; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; HOT PRESSING; PLASMA; POLYSTYRENE; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT; SINTERING; SULFONATES; TELLURIUM; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES
Descriptors DEC
ALCOHOLS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELEMENTS; FABRICATION; GLYCOLS; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; MATERIALS WORKING; METALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; POLYOLEFINS; POLYVINYLS; PRESSING; SEMIMETALS; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS

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