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Stable n-type thermoelectric multilayer thin films with high power factor from carbonaceous nanofillers

Kevin L. WallaceYixuan SongChoongho YuMario CulebrasJaime C. GrunlanKevin M. HolderChungyeon ChoJui-hung Hsu

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Materials scienceThin filmsNanotechnology02 engineering and technologyPower factor010402 general chemistry01 natural scienceslaw.inventionlawElectrical resistivity and conductivityThermoelectric effectmedicineElectrical conductivityGeneral Materials ScienceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringThin filmCarbon nanomaterialsLayer-by-layer assemblyNanocompositePolyvinylpyrrolidoneRenewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentGrapheneThermoelectric021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology0104 chemical sciencesPower factor0210 nano-technologymedicine.drug

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Abstract High power factor n-type organic thermoelectric nanocomposites are assembled by alternately depositing double walled-nanotubes (DWNT), stabilized by polyethyleneimine (PEI), and graphene stabilized by polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), from water using the layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly technique. This unique combination of carbon nanomaterials exhibits an electrical conductivity of 300 S cm−1 and a relatively stable power factor of 190 μW m−1 K−2 at room temperature.

10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.08.063http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.08.063