High Spin Pro-Quinoid Benzo[1,2-c;4,5-c′]bisthiadiazole Conjugated Polymers for High-Performance Solution-Processable Polymer Thermoelectrics
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Abstract
Here, we report the use of two high-spin pro-quinoid benzo[1,2-c;4,5-c′]bisthiadiazole (BBT) polymers for high-performance solution-processable polymer thermoelectrics. Sequential solution-phase doping using FeCl3 as p-dopant results in very high electrical conductivities of over 300 S cm–1, even though these BBT polymers take on face-on orientation. By optimizing the level of doping, we achieved the best thermoelectric performance with an average electrical conductivity of 232.7 ± 23.7 S cm–1, Seebeck coefficient of 49.4 ± 3.6 μV K–1, and power factor of 56.5 ± 4.3 μW m–1 K–2. The importance of polaron/bipolarons delocalization and triplet bipolarons to achieve high electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient simultaneously is rationalized.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices · Perovskite Materials and Applications · Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
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Affiliations
Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore
Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Fusionopolis Way, Connexis, Singapore 138632, Singapore
Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
Funding
Science and Engineering Research Council
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