High seebeck effects from hybrid metal/polymer/metal thin-film devices

Liang Yan, Ming Shao, Hsin Wang, Douglas Dudis, Augustine Urbas, Bin Hu

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Abstract

The multi-layer metal/polymer/metal thin-film structure allows charge conduction but limits thermal conduction. The charge conduction is supported by Ohmic interfacial charge transfer and doped bulk transport. The thermal conduction is limited by polymer low thermal conductivity, acoustic mismatch, interfacial phonon scattering. As a result, the metal/polymer/metal thin-film devices can demonstrate significant Seebeck effect.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4120-4124
Number of pages5
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume23
Issue number35
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 15 2011

Keywords

  • electrical conduction
  • hybrid
  • multi-layer
  • organic
  • thermoelectric

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