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Thermoelectric performance of PEDOT:PSS/Bi2Te3-nanowires: a comparison of hybrid types

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We herein compare the thermoelectric performance of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) and Bi2Te3 nanowires (Bi2Te3-NWs) composites (PEDOT:PSS/Bi2Te3-NWs) including layer-by-layer assembly and hybrid structures by drop-cast as well as pellets. The Bi2Te3 nanowires are synthesized by a wet-chemical method. The hybrid PEDOT:PSS/Bi2Te3-NWs film with 10 wt% Bi2Te3-NWs has a higher electrical conductivity (401 S cm−1) and power factor (10.6 μW m−1 K−2) than that of layer-by-by layer assembly film. The Seebeck coefficient keeps mostly unchangeable for hybrid films as the increasing Bi2Te3-NWs which is different from layered films. The PEDOT:PSS/Bi2Te3-NWs pellets have a larger Seebeck coefficient (54 μV K−1) with a lower electrical conductivity (12.4 S cm−1) leading a lower power factor. The hybrid method for preparation of PEDOT:PSS/Bi2Te3-NWs film is a more efficient way for the enhancement of thermoelectric performance.

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The authors thank the support from the National Science Foundation of China (51203070, 51402134 and 51463008), the Ganpo Outstanding Talents 555 projects, the Doctoral Starting up Foundation of Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University and the School Fund of Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University for postgraduate (YC2014-X09).

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    Jinhua Xiong, Liangying Wang, Jingkun Xu, Congcong Liu, Weiqiang Zhou, Hui Shi, Qinglin Jiang & Fengxing Jiang

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Xiong, J., Wang, L., Xu, J. et al. Thermoelectric performance of PEDOT:PSS/Bi2Te3-nanowires: a comparison of hybrid types. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 27, 1769–1776 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-015-3952-9

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