Issue 1, 2018

Organic thermoelectric devices based on a stable n-type nanocomposite printed on paper

Abstract

We present a fully inkjet-printed flexible thermoelectric device using organic and organic/inorganic hybrid materials. As part of our effort in the development of an n-type material, we present an approach to synthesize a solution processable thermoelectric hybrid material based on in situ oxidative polymerization and intercalation that can yield layered quasi two-dimensional superlattice structures. Thus, we have inserted poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) within the nanotemplates of vanadium pentoxide gel (V2O5·nH2O) in order to enhance the charge carrier concentration. Furthermore, for the first time, we adapted the hybrid (PEDOT)xV2O5 material to the inkjet printing technology, thus successfully proving the printability of (PEDOT)xV2O5. Hence, we successfully produced a thermoelectric device composed of 4 thermocouples. Moreover, we optimized the geometry of the organic thermoelectric generator (OTEG) device thanks to a numerical model; the simulated and measured results are presented. The OTEG yielded a power density as high as 0.266 μW cm−2 for a temperature gradient of 20 K, therefore unveiling the potential of hybrid V2O5-based compounds for thermoelectric applications.

Graphical abstract: Organic thermoelectric devices based on a stable n-type nanocomposite printed on paper

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 Jun 2017
Accepted
05 Oct 2017
First published
05 Oct 2017

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2018,2, 199-208

Organic thermoelectric devices based on a stable n-type nanocomposite printed on paper

S. Ferhat, C. Domain, J. Vidal, D. Noël, B. Ratier and B. Lucas, Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2018, 2, 199 DOI: 10.1039/C7SE00313G

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