Effect of the carbon nanotube type on the thermoelectric properties of CNT/Nafion nanocomposites

Organic Electronics

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2120-2125

  Choi, Yongjoon ^a   Kim, Yuhee ^b   Park, Sung Geun ^a   Kim, Young Gon ^b   Sung, Bong June ^c   Jang, Sung Yeon ^b,d   Kim, Woochul ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Sogang University   (South Korea)

^d Kookmin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Nanocomposite; Power factor; Seebeck coefficient; Thermoelectric

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NANOCOMPOSITES; SEEBECK COEFFICIENT; SOLUTIONS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRICITY; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; YARN;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MULTI-WALLED CNTS; POWER FACTORS; THERMOELECTRIC; THERMOELECTRIC APPLICATION; THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 80053506436     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2011.08.025     Document Type: Article

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