Polymer gels with tunable ionic Seebeck coefficient for ultra-sensitive printed thermopiles

Dan Zhao; Anna Martinelli; Andreas Willfahrt; Thomas Fischer; Diana Bernin; Zia Ullah Khan; Maryam Shahi; Joseph Brill; Magnus P. Jonsson; Simone Fabiano; Xavier Crispin

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-08930-7

Nature Communications (Mar 2019)

Polymer gels with tunable ionic Seebeck coefficient for ultra-sensitive printed thermopiles

Dan Zhao,
Anna Martinelli,
Andreas Willfahrt,
Thomas Fischer,
Diana Bernin,
Zia Ullah Khan,
Maryam Shahi,
Joseph Brill,
Magnus P. Jonsson,
Simone Fabiano,
Xavier Crispin

Affiliations

Dan Zhao: Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University
Anna Martinelli: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology
Andreas Willfahrt: Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University
Thomas Fischer: Innovative Applications of The Printing Technologies, Stuttgart Media University
Diana Bernin: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology
Zia Ullah Khan: Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University
Maryam Shahi: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky
Joseph Brill: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky
Magnus P. Jonsson: Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University
Simone Fabiano: Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University
Xavier Crispin: Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08930-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Though polymer electrolytes with high ionic Seebeck coefficients are attractive for thermoelectric modules, demonstrating high performance n-type polymers required for modules remains elusive. Here, the authors report ambipolar ionic polymer gels with high ionic Seebeck coefficient.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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