TY - JOUR
T1 - Polymer composites-based thermoelectric materials and devices
AU - Wang, Liming
AU - Liu, Yuchen
AU - Zhang, Zimeng
AU - Wang, Biran
AU - Qiu, Jingjing
AU - Hui, David
AU - Wang, Shiren
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017
PY - 2017/8/1
Y1 - 2017/8/1
N2 - Polymer thermoelectric materials have attracted increasing attention and exhibited great potential in green energy conversion due to their inexpensive to process, lightweight, mechanical flexibility, and intrinsic low thermal conductivity in the past decades. Integration of polymers with nanofillers has been one main approach to tailor the thermoelectric properties of polymers, which not only combines the properties of each component but also displays interesting transport phenomenon induced by the interfaces between polymers and nanofillers. In this review, we discussed the thermoelectric properties of polymer composites, especially for the conducting polymer based composites, including polymer/inorganic, polymer/carbon nanofillers, polymer/polymer hybrids. The fabrication and structure-dependent thermoelectric properties were discussed. In addition, polymer composites based thermoelectric devices were also systematically addressed, and potential issues in the devices fabrication were also analyzed. Regarding the future research opportunities, some visionary discussion was also provided.
AB - Polymer thermoelectric materials have attracted increasing attention and exhibited great potential in green energy conversion due to their inexpensive to process, lightweight, mechanical flexibility, and intrinsic low thermal conductivity in the past decades. Integration of polymers with nanofillers has been one main approach to tailor the thermoelectric properties of polymers, which not only combines the properties of each component but also displays interesting transport phenomenon induced by the interfaces between polymers and nanofillers. In this review, we discussed the thermoelectric properties of polymer composites, especially for the conducting polymer based composites, including polymer/inorganic, polymer/carbon nanofillers, polymer/polymer hybrids. The fabrication and structure-dependent thermoelectric properties were discussed. In addition, polymer composites based thermoelectric devices were also systematically addressed, and potential issues in the devices fabrication were also analyzed. Regarding the future research opportunities, some visionary discussion was also provided.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.04.019
DO - 10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.04.019
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85018373011
SN - 1359-8368
VL - 122
SP - 145
EP - 155
JO - Composites Part B: Engineering
JF - Composites Part B: Engineering
ER -