Journal
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 155, Issue -, Pages 247-251Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2017.12.028
Keywords
Thermoelectric; Composite; SnS nanobelt; Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate); Flexible film
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51573190, 51673104, 51173089]
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University [G1603]
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Organic polymer/inorganic thermoelectric (TE) composites are emerging green energy materials for diverse applications including harvesting waste or low-quality heat, local cooling, sensing and wearable electronics. Here, we report flexible films of new TE composites by employment of SnS nanobelt into polymer matrix. First, the SnS nanobelts with high purity were prepared by a convenient hydrothermal process. Then, the poly (3,4-ethylenediox-ythiophene): poly (styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS)/SnS nano belt composites were obtained by a solution mixing procedure aided by ultrasonication. The structure and morphology of the SnS nanobelts as well as the PEDOT:PSS/SnS composites were characterized by Xray diffraction (XRD) and field-emission scanning electroscopic (FESEM) techniques. The effects of the SnS content and the dispersing agent (organic solvent) on the dispersion state and the TE performance for the composites were investigated. The highest power factor at room temperature reached 27.8 +/- 0.5 mu W m(-1) K-2 for the PEDOT:PSS/SnS nanobelt composite prepared in N,N-Dimethylformamide. The present study opens a novel avenue to exploit of excellent polymer TE composites by introduction of inorganic nanoparticles with large Seebeck coefficients. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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