A facile surface treatment utilizing binary mixtures of ammonium salts and polar solvents for multiply enhancing thermoelectric PEDOT: PSS films

An innovative composite recipe coupling binary mixtures of ammonium salts of ammonium formate and polar solvents 2‐methoxyethanol has been successfully demonstrated as an effective surface‐treatment reagent for significantly improving the thermoelectric performance of the baked poly(3,4‐ethylenediox...

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Published in:Journal of polymer science. Part A, Polymer chemistry Polymer chemistry, 2014-12, Vol.52 (23), p.3303-3306
Main Authors: Tsai, Tsung-Che, Chen, Tsung-Han, Chang, Hsiu-Cheng, Chen, Chun-Hua, Huang, Yi-Chia, Whang, Wha-Tzong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Binary mixtures
conducting polymer
doping
Electrical resistivity
Electrical, magnetic and optical properties
Exact sciences and technology
Joining
Organic polymers
Physicochemistry of polymers
Polymer chemistry
Polymeric films
Properties and characterization
Resistivity
seebeck
Solvents
surface treatment
thermoelectric
Thermoelectricity
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Summary:An innovative composite recipe coupling binary mixtures of ammonium salts of ammonium formate and polar solvents 2‐methoxyethanol has been successfully demonstrated as an effective surface‐treatment reagent for significantly improving the thermoelectric performance of the baked poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) films. The unique combination opens a new avenue to simultaneously improve the Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity of the baked PEDOT:PSS films for obtaining the remarkably enhanced power factor of ∼20 μW/mK2 and the figure‐of‐merit (ZT) of 0.033.
ISSN:0887-624X
1099-0518
DOI:10.1002/pola.27402