Organic thermoelectric material and thermoelectric generator including the same
AssigneesKookmin University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation, Unist (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
InventorsJu-Won Jeon, Sung-Yeon Jang
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Abstract
Disclosed are an organic thermoelectric material and a thermoelectric generator including the same. More particularly, the thermoelectric generator includes an ionically conductive active layer containing a polyanion including an anionic group and a counter cation in a repeat unit thereof; a conductive polymer; and a polyvalent crosslinking agent as a single molecule including a plurality of acid functional groups. First and second electrodes are disposed to be connected to the ionically conductive active layer.
Claims15
A thermoelectric generator;
- comprising:
- an ionically conductive active layer containing a polyanion comprising an anionic group and a counter cation in a repeat unit thereof, a conductive polymer, wherein the conductive polymer is a conductive polymer having an amine group in a backbone thereof;
- and a polyvalent crosslinking agent as a single molecule comprising a plurality of acid functional groups or basic functional groups;
- and
- first and second electrodes connected to the ionically conductive active layer.
A thermoelectric material, comprising an ionically conductive active layer containing a polyanion comprising an anionic group and a counter cation in a repeat unit thereof, a conductive polymer comprising an amine group in a backbone thereof, and a polyvalent crosslinking agent as a single molecule having a plurality of acid functional groups,
- wherein the polyanion, the conductive polymer, and the polyvalent crosslinking agent are crosslinked by a hydrogen bond and an electrostatic bond.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.