Progress of Conjugated Polymers as Emerging Thermoelectric Materials
- 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 impressiveThanks 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.…
Author details: | Suhao WangORCiDGND, Guangzheng ZuoORCiDGND, Jongho KimORCiD, Henning Sirringhaus |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2022.101548 |
ISSN: | 0079-6700 |
ISSN: | 1873-1619 |
Title of parent work (English): | Progress in polymer science |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Place of publishing: | Oxford |
Publication type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2022/06/01 |
Publication year: | 2022 |
Release date: | 2024/02/21 |
Tag: | Conducting polymers; Doping; Organic thermoelectrics; Polaron; Seebeck coefficient; Structure-performance relationship |
Volume: | 129 |
Article number: | 101548 |
Number of pages: | 34 |
Funding institution: | CY Initiative of Excellence (Talent project: Thermoelectric Green; Energy); EUTOPIA Young Leaders Academy; Alexander von Humboldt; Foundation; Royal Society through a Royal Society Research Professorship |
Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Physik und Astronomie |
DDC classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 52 Astronomie / 520 Astronomie und zugeordnete Wissenschaften |
5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 53 Physik / 530 Physik | |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Publishing method: | Open Access / Hybrid Open-Access |
License (German): | CC-BY-NC-ND - Namensnennung, nicht kommerziell, keine Bearbeitungen 4.0 International |