TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wang, Suhao
A1  - Zuo, Guangzheng
A1  - Kim, Jongho
A1  - Sirringhaus, Henning
T1  - Progress of Conjugated Polymers as Emerging Thermoelectric Materials
JF  - Progress in polymer science
N2  - Thanks to the combined effort s of scientist s in several research fields, the preceding decade has witnessed considerable progress in the use of conjugated polymers as emerging thermoelectric materials leading to significant improvements in performance and demonstration of a number of diverse applications. Despite these recent advances, systematic assessments of the impact of molecular design on thermoelectric properties are scarce. Although several reviews marginally highlight the role of chemical structure, the understanding of structure-performance relationships is still fragmented. An in-depth understanding of the relationship between molecular structure and thermoelectric properties will enable the rational design of next-generation thermoelectric polymers. To this end, this review showcases the state-of-the-art thermoelectric polymers, discusses structure-performance relationships, suggests strategies for improving thermoelectric performance that go beyond molecular design, and highlights some of the most impressive applications of thermoelectric polymers.
KW  - Organic thermoelectrics
KW  - Seebeck coefficient
KW  - Doping
KW  - Polaron
KW  - Conducting polymers
KW  - Structure-performance relationship
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2022.101548
SN  - 0079-6700
SN  - 1873-1619
VL  - 129
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Oxford
ER  -