Chemically Exfoliated SnSe Nanosheets and Their SnSe/Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):Poly(styrenesulfonate) Composite Films for Polymer Based Thermoelectric Applications

ACS Nano

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 5730-5739

  Ju, Hyun ^a   Kim, Jooheon ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

exfoliation; nanosheet; poly(3,4 ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate); thermoelectric; tin selenide

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE FILMS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSHEETS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; THERMOELECTRICITY; TIN;

3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; EXFOLIATION; LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; POLY(3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE):POLY(STYRENESULFONATE); THERMOELECTRIC; THERMOELECTRIC APPLICATION; THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; TIN SELENIDES;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84976634288     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b07355     Document Type: Article

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