Thermoelectric plastics: from design to synthesis, processing and structure–property relationships

Thermoelectric plastics are a class of polymer-based materials that combine the ability to directly convert heat to electricity, and vice versa, with ease of processing. Potential applications include waste heat recovery, spot cooling and miniature power sources for autonomous electronics. Recent progress has led to surging interest in organic thermoelectrics. This tutorial review discusses the current trends in the field with regard to the four main building blocks of thermoelectric plastics: (1) organic semiconductors and in particular conjugated polymers, (2) dopants and counterions, (3) insulating polymers, and (4) conductive fillers. The design and synthesis of conjugated polymers that promise to show…

• SF
  Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas
• KO
  Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse

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• V
  Vetenskapsrådet
• ER
  European Research Council

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