scholarly journals Combination of nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes for organic hybrid thermoelectrics

2020 ◽  
Vol 92 (6) ◽  
pp. 967-976
Author(s):  
Naoki Toshima ◽  
Yukihide Shiraishi
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Chemical Reduction ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Polymer Complex ◽  
Hybrid Films ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Organic Hybrid ◽  
Defect Repair

AbstractCarbon nanotubes (CNTs) are usually very expensive, but inexpensive CNTs have been mass-produced by a super-growth (SG) method. The SG-CNTs, however, have many defects resulting in a low conductivity, which is a disadvantage of the SG-CNTs. We discovered that even the defective SG-CNTs can provide a good thermoelectric performance by forming ternary hybrid films made of the SG-CNTs, nanoparticles (NPs) of a conducting polymer complex, poly(nickel 1,1,2,2-ethenetetrathiolate) (PETT) and poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC). The good thermoelectric performance of the ternary film (PETT-NP/SG-CNT/PVC) was possibly attributed to the defect repair effect in addition to the bridging effect of the PETT-NPs among the CNTs. In order to confirm this new concept, we attempted the deposition of metal NPs at the defects of the SG-CNTs. We initially made a physical mixture of palladium (Pd) NPs and the SG-CNTs in dispersions to cover the SG-CNT defects with the Pd-NPs. The obtained films showed only a slight improvement in electrical conductivity. Chemical reduction of the Pd ions in the dispersion of the SG-CNTs, on the other hand, provided hybrids with an enhanced electrical conductivity, thus, use as thermoelectric materials. The thermoelectric figure-of-merit was estimated to be ∼0.3, which is a relatively high value for organic hybrid materials.

scholarly journals Enhancement of the electrical conductivity of defective carbon nanotube sheets for organic hybrid thermoelectrics by deposition of Pd nanoparticles

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (8) ◽  
pp. 2926-2936
Author(s):  
Keisuke Oshima ◽  
Yukihide Shiraishi ◽  
Takuya Matsumura ◽  
Ayumi Kuriyama ◽  
Kazuki Taguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Carrier Transport ◽  
Chemical Reduction ◽  
Pd Nanoparticles ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Organic Hybrid

Pd nanoparticles can cover the defects of carbon nanotubes by a chemical reduction, which results in an increased carrier transport, then a high thermoelectric figure-of-merit, ZT = 0.3, in the sheets of the defect-repaired carbon nanotubes.

Twisted small organic molecules for high thermoelectric performance of single-walled carbon nanotubes/small organic molecule hybrids through mild charge transfer interactions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongjun Jeon ◽  
Jae Gyu Jang ◽  
Sung Hyun Kim ◽  
Jong-In Hong
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Organic Molecule ◽  
Organic Molecules ◽  
Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Hybrid Films ◽  
Small Organic Molecules ◽  
Single Walled Carbon ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Twisted small organic molecules (SOMs) enhance the thermoelectric performance of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)/SOM hybrid films by dramatically increasing the Seebeck coefficient and minimising the inevitable reduction in electrical conductivity....

Extraordinary thermoelectric performance of NaBaBi with degenerate and highly non-parabolic bands compared to LiBaSb and Bi2Te3

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enamul Haque
Keyword(s):  
Fermi Level ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure

This article reports the extraordinary thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) of NaBaBi: degenerate bands, instead of the valley degeneracy of Bi2Te3, highly non-parabolic bands, and low DOS near the Fermi level of NaBaBi lead to an extraordinary ZTisotropic ≈ 1.60 at 350 K.

A strategy for boosting the thermoelectric performance of famatinite Cu3SbS4

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 2081-2086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taiki Tanishita ◽  
Koichiro Suekuni ◽  
Hirotaka Nishiate ◽  
Chul-Ho Lee ◽  
Michitaka Ohtaki
Keyword(s):  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Co Substitution

Co-substitution of Ge and P for Sb in Cu3SbS4 famatinite boosted dimensionless thermoelectric figure of merit.

The effects of Ge doping on the thermoelectric performance of p-type polycrystalline SnSe

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (115) ◽  
pp. 114825-114829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tessera Alemneh Wubieneh ◽  
Cheng-Lung Chen ◽  
Pai Chun Wei ◽  
Szu-Yuan Chen ◽  
Yang-Yuan Chen
Keyword(s):  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
P Type ◽  
Ge Doping

Ge doping enables to enhance the thermoelectric figure of merit of SnSe..

scholarly journals Термоэлектрические свойства нанокомпозитного Bi-=SUB=-0.45-=/SUB=-Sb-=SUB=-1.55-=/SUB=-Te-=SUB=-2.985-=/SUB=- с микрочастицами SiO-=SUB=-2-=/SUB=-

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 751
Author(s):  
А.А. Шабалдин ◽  
П.П. Константинов ◽  
Д.А. Курдюков ◽  
Л.Н. Лукьянова ◽  
А.Ю. Самунин ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Solid Solution ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Wide Temperature Range ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Nanostructured Material ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Efficiency ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
P Type

AbstractNanocomposite thermoelectrics based on Bi_0.45Sb_1.55Te_2.985 solid solution of p -type conductivity are fabricated by the hot pressing of nanopowders of this solid solution with the addition of SiO_2 microparticles. Investigations of the thermoelectric properties show that the thermoelectric power of the nanocomposites increases in a wide temperature range of 80–420 K, while the thermal conductivity considerably decreases at 80–320 K, which, despite a decrease in the electrical conductivity, leads to an increase in the thermoelectric efficiency in the nanostructured material without the SiO_2 addition by almost 50% (at 300 K). When adding SiO_2, the efficiency decreases. The initial thermoelectric fabricated without nanostructuring, in which the maximal thermoelectric figure of merit ZT = 1 at 390 K, is most efficient at temperatures above 350 K.

scholarly journals Термоэлектрические свойства твердых растворов (CuInSe-=SUB=-2-=/SUB=-)-=SUB=-1-x-=/SUB=-(In-=SUB=-2-=/SUB=-Te-=SUB=-3-=/SUB=-)-=SUB=-x-=/SUB=-

2022 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Ч.И. Абилов ◽  
М.Ш. Гасанова ◽  
Н.Т. Гусейнова ◽  
Э.К. Касумова
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Solid Solutions ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Charge Carriers ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Mobility Of Charge Carriers ◽  
Temperature Dependences ◽  
Thermoelectric Coefficient

The results of studying the temperature dependences of electrical conductivity, thermoelectric coefficient, Hall mobility of charge carriers, total and electronic thermal conductivity, as well as phonon thermal resistance of alloys of (CuInSe2)1-x(In2Te3)x solid solutions at x=0.005 and 0.0075 are presented. The values ​​of these parameters for certain temperatures were used to calculate the values ​​of the thermoelectric figure of merit of the indicated compositions. It turned out that as the temperature rises, the thermoelectric figure of merit tends to grow strongly, from which it can be concluded that these materials can be used in the manufacture of thermoelements.

Influence of Encapsulation of Fullerenes on Optical and Thermoelectric Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-131
Author(s):  
E.V. Morozova ◽  
◽  
D.A. Timkaeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
C60 Fullerene ◽  
Zone Structure ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
High Frequencies ◽  
The One ◽  
Coefficients Of Absorption

The hybrid systems based on the carbon nanotubes (CNT) and fullerenes (nanopipodes) are promising for applications in nanoelectronics. With insignificant variation of the CNT diameter the change of the fullerenes geometry takes place. The periodically located inside fullerenes represent a set of quantum points in the one-dimensional super-lattice. Using the variation of inside fullerenes it is possible to modulate the zone structure of the CNT – fullerene system and to control the electronic and phonon characteristics of nanopipodes. In the work the optical and thermoelectric properties of CNT with encapsulated molecules of C60 fullerene have been investigated. Using the first-principle methods the coefficients of absorption, optical conductivi-ty, thermal conductivity, thermoelectric figure of merit for CNT with fullerenes, periodically lo-cated inside the nanotubes at different distances from each other, have been calculated. It has been shown that with decreasing the distance between fullerenes the optical conductivity of CNT – C60 is suppressed at high frequencies. It has been determined that the conductance of the structures with fullerenes is less than the conductance of a clean tube, and approximately equal for considered distances (12.3 and 19.7 Å) between fullerenes. The CNT thermal conductivity due to the encapsulation of fullerenes considerably (3–4 times) decreases for the considered CNT (8.8) – C60 systems.

High thermoelectric performance of topological half-Heusler compound LaPtBi achieved by hydrostatic pressure

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (26) ◽  
pp. 14621-14629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suiting Ning ◽  
Shan Huang ◽  
Ziye Zhang ◽  
Renqi Zhang ◽  
Ning Qi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Heusler Compound

The thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) in LaPtBi shows an overall increase with increasing hydrostatic pressure.

scholarly journals Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties of WS2/Single-Walled Carbon Nanohorn Nanocomposites

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Hoon Kim ◽  
Seunggun Yu ◽  
Sang Won Lee ◽  
Seung-Yong Lee ◽  
Keun Soo Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Seebeck Coefficient ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Efficiency ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Carbon Nanohorns ◽  
Single Walled Carbon ◽  
High Frequency Induction

Recently, two-dimensional tungsten disulfide (WS2) has attracted attention as a next generation thermoelectric material due to a favorable Seebeck coefficient. However, its thermoelectric efficiency still needs to be improved due to the intrinsically low electrical conductivity of WS2. In the present study, thermoelectric properties of WS2 hybridized with highly conductive single-walled carbon nanohorns (SWCNHs) were investigated. The WS2/SWCNH nanocomposites were fabricated by annealing the mixture of WS2 and SWCNHs using a high-frequency induction heated sintering (HFIHS) system. By adding SWCNHs to WS2, the nanocomposites exhibited increased electrical conductivity and a slightly decreased Seebeck coefficient with the content of SWCNHs. Hence, the maximum power factor of 128.41 μW/mK2 was achieved for WS2/SWCNHs with 0.1 wt.% SWCNHs at 780 K, resulting in a significantly improved thermoelectric figure of merit (zT) value of 0.027 compared to that of pristine WS2 with zT 0.017.

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