Thermoelectric Power Factor for Electrically Conductive Polymers

Abstract

In conventional semiconductors increasing the doping will reduce the Seebeck coefficient and there is an optimum doping concentration for thermoelectric cooling or power generation applications. An overview of the experimental results for the power factor (electrical conductivity times the square of Seebeck coefficient) for various electrically conductive polymers is presented. Even though the Seebeck coefficient decreases with doping the power factor keeps increasing. Various mechanisms of electron transport in polymers are described and the doping dependence of the power factor is analyzed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA459010

Entities

People

  • Ali H. Shakouri
  • Suquan Li

Organizations

  • University of California, Santa Cruz

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Conductive Polymers
  • Conductivity
  • Conjugated Polymers
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Energy Bands
  • Energy Gaps
  • Fermi Levels
  • Films
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Molecules
  • Polyanilines
  • Polymers
  • Semiconductors
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thin Films
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics