Date
2020
Abstract
Synthesis of n-type organic semiconductors is challenging as reduced states are difficult to obtain due to their instability in air. Here, we report tailoring of semiconducting behavior through control of surfactant concentration during synthesis of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) nanoparticles. Nanoparticles were synthesized by mini-emulsion polymerization, where stable suspensions were used to produce polymer films by a simple casting technique on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrates. Electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficients were measured as a function of surfactant concentration. It was found that conductivity decreases three orders of magnitude as surfactant concentration increased, and remarkably the Seebeck coefficient switched from p-type to n-type. To further elucidate this finding, doping effects were studied by Raman, ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) and electron spin resonance (EPR) spectroscopies. Finally, a thermoelectric module was developed using the n-type PEDOT synthesized in this work and a standard p-type PEDOT:PSS.
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American Chemical Society
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ACS Applied Energy Materials;3. pp. 861-867
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Bernal Institute
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PEDOT nanoparticles, thin film, electrical conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, n-type, organic semiconductors
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https://hdl.handle.net/10344/8473
 https://doi.org/10.34961/4872
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Dirección General de Investigación Cientí ca y Técnica, Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport, Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
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