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Tuning the Thermoelectric Properties of Carbon Nanotube Films By Molecular Doping

Monday, 14 May 2018: 11:00
Room 201 (Washington State Convention Center)
Y. Nonoguchi (Nara Institute of Science and Technology, JST PRESTO)
Carbon nanotubes are recognized to enable the investigation of one-dimensional thermoelectric transport and its application in flexible thermoelectric generators. Thermoelectric properties are in common evaluated using a dimensionless figure of merit zT = σα2T/κ, where σ is the electrical conductivity, α is the Seebeck coefficient, κ is the thermal conductivity, and T is the absolute temperature. Since σ, and α rely sensitively on carrier concentration, the development of a rational doping method is required for the investigation of carbon nanotubes’ thermoelectric properties. Additionally, it is empirically recognized that doped carbon nanotubes degrade rapidly in air.In this talk, the doping [i.e. n-type conversion] of carbon nanotubes and their stabilization are discussed in terms of supramolecular binding interactions. Power supply with an air-stable, nanotube-based thermoelectric generator is demonstrated.