Polymer-Based Thermoelectric Composites and Flexible Devices
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 3000
Special Issue Editor
Interests: conducting polymers; organic–inorganic composites; thermoelectric materials; flexible thermoelectric devices; additive manufacturing technology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on polymer-based thermoelectric composites and flexible devices. Thermoelectric materials offer a way to convert waste heat into electrical power based on the Seebeck effect, and therefore, flexible thermoelectric materials show great potential in generating electric energy for wearable electronics, e.g., sensors, watches, etc. In recent years, there has been a continuously growing interest in the development of polymer-based thermoelectric materials and flexible devices, since the particular features of polymers include having low thermal conductivity, being easy to synthesis, being lightweight, having abundant raw materials, etc. Many strategies, e.g., adjusting the oxidation level of polymers, modulating nanostructures and constitutes of polymer-based thermoelectric materials, and adjusting geometries of thermoelectric devices, were used for enhancing the thermoelectric properties of the polymer-based thermoelectric materials and flexible devices. The main goal of this Special Issue is to present new developments in polymer-based thermoelectric composites and flexible devices. The Special Issue focuses on, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Conducting polymers;
- Inorganic semiconductor materials;
- Inorganic/polymer thermoelectric composites;
- Polymer/polymer thermoelectric composites;
- Flexible thermoelectric materials;
- Thermoelectric films;
- Thermoelectric fibers/textiles;
- Thermoelectric power generators/coolers/sensors;
- Processing techniques;
- Characterization and performance testing;
- Transmission mechanisms;
- Theoretical simulation.
Prof. Dr. Yong Du
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymers
- inorganic semiconductor materials
- composites
- flexibilities
- thermoelectric materials
- thermoelectric devices
- energy conversion
