Flexible n-Type High-Performance Thermoelectric Thin Films of Poly(nickel-ethylenetetrathiolate) Prepared by an Electrochemical Method

Yuanhui Sun; Lin Qiu; Liangpo Tang; Hua Geng; Hanfu Wang; Fengjiao Zhang; Dazhen Huang; Wei Xu; Peng Yue; Ying-Shi Guan; Fei Jiao; Yimeng Sun; Dawei Tang; Chong-An Di; Yuanping Yi; Daoben Zhu

doi:10.1002/adma.201505922

Flexible n-Type High-Performance Thermoelectric Thin Films of Poly(nickel-ethylenetetrathiolate) Prepared by an Electrochemical Method

Adv Mater. 2016 May;28(17):3351-8. doi: 10.1002/adma.201505922. Epub 2016 Mar 1.

Authors

Yuanhui Sun¹, Lin Qiu², Liangpo Tang¹, Hua Geng¹, Hanfu Wang³, Fengjiao Zhang¹, Dazhen Huang¹, Wei Xu¹, Peng Yue², Ying-Shi Guan¹, Fei Jiao¹, Yimeng Sun¹, Dawei Tang², Chong-An Di¹, Yuanping Yi¹, Daoben Zhu¹

Affiliations

¹ Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Beijing, 100190, China.
² Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
³ National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing, 100190, China.

PMID: 26928813
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201505922

Abstract

Flexible thin films of poly(nickel-ethylenetetrathiolate) prepared by an electrochemical method display promising n-type thermoelectric properties with the highest ZT value up to 0.3 at room temperature. Coexistence of high electrical conductivity and high Seebeck coefficient in this coordination polymer is attributed to its degenerate narrow-bandgap semiconductor behavior.

Keywords: conducting polymers; coordination polymers; organic thermoelectric materials.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't