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The thermoelectric performance of carbon black/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(4-styrenesulfonate) composite films

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Carbon black/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (CB/PEDOT:PSS) composite films have been prepared by a spin-coating method. The morphology of the composite films was investigated by field emission scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. The thermoelectric properties of CB/PEDOT:PSS composite films were measured at room temperature. As the content of CB increased from 0 to 11.16 wt%, the electrical conductivity of the composite films first increased sharply and then decreased, while the Seebeck coefficient increased slowly. A highest power factor of 0.96 μWm−1 K−2 was obtained.

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This work was supported by research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China and foundation of the State Key Lab of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing (Wuhan University of Technology).

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    Yong Du & Ke Feng Cai

  2. Materials Science and Engineering Division, CSIRO, Private Bag 33, Clayton South, VIC, 3169, Australia

    Yong Du, Shirley Z. Shen, Wei Dong Yang & Philip S. Casey

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Du, Y., Cai, K.F., Shen, S.Z. et al. The thermoelectric performance of carbon black/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(4-styrenesulfonate) composite films. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 24, 1702–1706 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-012-1000-6

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