N-type organic thermoelectric materials based on polyaniline doped with the aprotic ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethyl sulfate

Dohyuk Yoo, Jung Joon Lee, Chanil Park, Hyang Hee Choi, Jung Hyun Kim

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Abstract

The thermopower performance of polyaniline doped with the considerably reliable ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethyl sulfate was investigated to determine its potential as an alternative to fossil fuels. The ionic liquid, a stable ion complex, was used as the chemical dopant to confer n-type electrical properties to the polyaniline conducting polymer. The ionic liquid-doped polyaniline had an electrical conductivity, n-type Seebeck coefficient, and thermopower execution of 0.23 S m-1, -138.8 μV K-1, and 4.43 × 10-3 μW m-1 K-2, respectively as a result of the chemical doping method and thermal treatment. In addition, the ionic liquid-doped polyaniline realized a stable n-type thermoelectric performance under ambient conditions for 15 days.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)37130-37135
Number of pages6
JournalRSC Advances
Volume6
Issue number43
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering

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