Issue 16, 2022

Recent advances in n-type organic thermoelectric materials, dopants, and doping strategies

Abstract

Recently, organic thermoelectric (TE) materials have been intensively studied because of their great potential for application in flexible/wearable TE generators for power generation at low temperatures. However, reports on the development of efficient n-type TE materials and their TE properties are much less in number than those on p-type TE materials. Significant efforts have been recently directed toward the development of n-type organic TE materials, n-dopants, and doping methods. Outstanding advances have been achieved in this field, and various n-type structures with TE performance comparable to that of p-type structures have been developed. The molecular library of novel n-type building blocks and the resulting n-type small molecular and polymeric TE materials, as well as n-dopants, has been significantly extended. In this regard, we believe that it would be of great significance to review the recent advances in the field of n-type organic TE materials and highlight important scientific breakthroughs. In this review, the recent developments in the fields of n-type organic TE materials and n-type dopants, as well as innovative doping techniques are discussed. Finally, the current challenges and future prospects are discussed to provide guidelines for the development of high-performance n-type TE materials.

Graphical abstract: Recent advances in n-type organic thermoelectric materials, dopants, and doping strategies

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
31 Dec 2021
Accepted
12 Mar 2022
First published
14 Mar 2022

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022,10, 6114-6140

Recent advances in n-type organic thermoelectric materials, dopants, and doping strategies

A. Tripathi, Y. Lee, S. Lee and H. Y. Woo, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 6114 DOI: 10.1039/D1TC06175E

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