Molecular and supramolecular parameters dictating the thermoelectric performance of conducting polymers: A case study using poly(3-alkylthiophene)s

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 8472-8479

  Endrodi, Balázs ^a,b   Mellár, János ^b   Gingl, Zoltán ^b   Visy, Csaba ^a   Janáky, Csaba ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAIN LENGTH; CHAINS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; REDOX REACTIONS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALKYL SIDE-CHAIN LENGTHS; ORGANIC THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; SUPRAMOLECULAR STRUCTURE; THERMOELECTRIC CHARACTERIZATION; THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENT;

SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

EID: 84928473221     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b00135     Document Type: Article

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