Preparation and thermoelectric properties of polythiophene/multiwalled carbon nanotube composites

Synthetic Metals

Volumn 181, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-85

  Wang, Lei ^a   Jia, Xiaole ^a   Wang, Dagang ^a   Zhu, Guangming ^a   Li, Junqin ^a  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composite thermoelectric materials; Conducting polymer; MWNT; Polythiophene

Indexed keywords

CARBON-NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; MECHANICAL BALL MILLING; MWNT; POLY-THIOPHENE; THERMO-ELECTRIC MATERIALS; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

BALL MILLING; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MIXING; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); SEEBECK COEFFICIENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOELECTRICITY;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84884242593     PISSN: 03796779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2013.08.011     Document Type: Article

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