Chapter 1 Introduction |
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1.2 History of TE Materials: Past to Present and Future |
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1.3 Thermoelectrics: Basic Principles |
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1.4 Charge-carrier Transport |
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1.5 Electrical Conductivity and Seebeck Optimization |
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1.7 Module Performance and Design |
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1.8 Measurement Techniques for Organic TE Materials |
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Chapter 2 Thermoelectric Transport Theory in Organic Semiconductors |
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2.1.1 Organic Semiconductors |
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2.1.2 Transport Mechanism of Organic Semiconductors |
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2.1.3 Thermoelectric Effect |
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2.2 Basic Thermoelectric Transport Equations |
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2.2.1 Boltzmann Transport Equation |
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2.2.2 Mott's Type Expression |
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2.2.3 General Expression of the Seebeck Effect |
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2.3 Thermoelectric Transport Theory |
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2.3.1 First-principles Theory |
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2.3.2 Hopping Transport Theory |
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2.4 Monte Carlo Simulation |
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2.5 Conclusion and Outlook |
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Chapter 3 Synthesis of Organic Thermoelectric Materials |
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3.2 Synthesis of Organic Conducting Polymers |
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3.2.1 Synthesis of Polyacetylene (PA) |
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3.2.2 Synthesis of Poly(p-phenylene) (PPP) |
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3.2.3 Synthesis of Polypyrrole (PPy) |
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3.2.4 Synthesis of Polycarbazole (PCz) |
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3.2.5 Synthesis of Polyaniline (PANT) |
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3.2.6 Synthesis of Polythiophene (PTh) |
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3.2.7 Synthesis of Poly(3-alkylthiophenes) (P3AT) |
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3.2.9 Synthesis of Polyphenylenevinylene (PPV) |
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3.3 Organic Thermoelectric Materials Based on Complex Polymers |
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3.4 Organic Semiconductors Based on Small Molecules |
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Chapter 4 PEDOT-based Thermoelectrics |
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4.2 TE Properties of PEDOT-based Materials |
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4.2.1 Charge Delocalization |
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4.2.3 Molecular Weight and Nanostructure |
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4.2.4 Surface Energy Filtering |
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4.3 PEDOT-based Composites |
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4.4 PEDOT-based TE Devices |
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Chapter 5 Carbon Based Thermoelectric Materials |
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135 | (3) |
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5.3 Improvement of TE Properties via Carbon Nanomaterials |
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5.3.1 Improved TE Properties by Defect Structure Modification |
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5.3.2 Improved TE Properties by Graphene Composites |
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5.3.3 Improved TE Properties by CNT Composites |
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5.4 Other Carbon Nanomaterials as TE Materials |
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5.5 Carbon Nanomaterial Based Polymer Thermoelectric Materials |
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5.6 Conclusion and Outlook |
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Chapter 6 Organic Hierarchical Thermoelectric Materials |
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6.2 OD C60/2D Graphene Hierarchical Nanostructure-based Thermoelectrics |
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6.2.1 OD C60/2D Graphene/Epoxy Polymer Hybrids |
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6.2.2 OD C60/2D rGO/PEDOT:PSS-based Thermoelectrics |
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6.2.3 OD F-C60/2D Graphene Based Hierarchical Nanostructures |
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6.3 OD C60/2D TiS2 Hybrid-based Thermoelectrics |
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6.3.1 Assembly of OD C60/2D TiS2 Hierarchical Nanostructure |
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6.3.2 Electrical Conductivity and Seebeck Coefficient Characterizations |
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6.3.3 Thermal Conductivity Characterization |
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6.3.4 Temperature-dependent Thermoelectric Properties |
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6.3.5 Thermoelectric Device Fabrication and Performance Characterization |
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Chapter 7 Conducting Polymer-based Organic-Inorganic Thermoelectric Nanocomposites |
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7.2 The Regulation of TE Properties of Conducting Polymers and Their Nanocomposites |
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7.2.1 Overview of Thermoelectric Properties of Conducting Polymers |
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7.2.2 Doping Level Adjustment |
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7.2.3 Ordering of Polymer Molecular Chains |
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7.2.4 Organic/Inorganic Interfacial Effect |
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7.2.5 Charge Transfer by the Junctions |
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7.2.6 Nano-intercalated Superlattice Structure |
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7.3 Preparation of Conducting Polymer-based Nanocomposites for Thermoelectric Applications |
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7.3.1 Powder Mixing Method |
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7.3.2 Solution Medium Mixing Method |
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7.3.3 In Situ Polymerization |
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7.3.4 Layer-by-layer Self-assembly |
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7.3.5 Polymerization Using Multifunctional Oxidants |
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Chapter 8 Thermoelectric Materials by Organic Intercalation |
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8.2 Two-dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides |
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248 | (2) |
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8.3 Organic Intercalation in Transition Metal Dichalcogenides |
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8.4 TiS2-Organics Hybrid Superlattice Materials |
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8.4.2 Functional Roles of Inorganic and Organic Layers |
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8.4.3 Suppression of Thermal Conductivity |
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8.4.4 Tuning of Carrier Mobility |
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8.4.5 Optimisation of Carrier Concentration |
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8.5 Scale-up Fabrication for Flexible Thermoelectric Devices |
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8.5.1 Solution-processable Fabrication Method |
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8.5.2 Thermoelectric and Mechanical Properties of Superlattice Films |
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267 | (2) |
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8.5.3 Thermoelectric Performance of Prototype Flexible Thermoelectric Device |
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Chapter 9 Flexible Organic-based Thermoelectric Devices |
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274 | (1) |
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9.2.1 Materials Used as Thermoelectric Legs |
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275 | (1) |
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9.2.2 Methods of Manufacturing Thermoelectric Legs |
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9.2.3 Typical Examples of Thin Film-based TEGs |
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279 | (3) |
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282 | (6) |
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9.3.1 Methods of Manufacturing Textile Based Thermoelectric Units |
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282 | (4) |
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9.3.2 Methods of Manufacturing Textile-based TEGs |
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286 | (2) |
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9.3.3 Potential Applications of Textile-based TEGs |
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288 | (1) |
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9.5 Applications of Organic Flexible Thermoelectric Devices |
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9.5.1 Organic Thermoelectric Based Thermal Sensors |
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290 | (3) |
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9.5.2 Organic Thermoelectric Based Pressure Sensors |
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293 | (2) |
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9.5.3 Organic Thermoelectric Based Strain Sensors |
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295 | (2) |
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9.5.4 Organic Thermoelectric Based Peltier Coolers |
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297 | (2) |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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Subject Index |
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