Wei Qingshuo, Mukaida Masakazu, Kirihara Kazuhiro, Naitoh Yasuhisa, Ishida Takao
Nanosystem Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-2-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8564, Japan.
Materials (Basel). 2015 Feb 16;8(2):732-750. doi: 10.3390/ma8020732.
The thermoelectric properties of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT)-based materials have attracted attention recently because of their remarkable electrical conductivity, power factor, and figure of merit. In this review, we summarize recent efforts toward improving the thermoelectric properties of PEDOT-based materials. We also discuss thermoelectric measurement techniques and several unsolved problems with the PEDOT system such as the effect of water absorption from the air and the anisotropic thermoelectric properties. In the last part, we describe our work on improving the power output of thermoelectric modules by using PEDOT, and we outline the potential applications of polymer thermoelectric generators.
聚（3,4-乙撑二氧噻吩）（PEDOT）基材料的热电性能近来因其卓越的电导率、功率因数和品质因数而备受关注。在本综述中，我们总结了近期在改善PEDOT基材料热电性能方面所做的努力。我们还讨论了热电测量技术以及PEDOT体系中几个尚未解决的问题，如空气中水分吸收的影响和各向异性热电性能。在最后一部分，我们描述了我们利用PEDOT提高热电模块功率输出的工作，并概述了聚合物热电发电机的潜在应用。
